This survey was conducted September 25–30, 2020, among a representative sample of all Russian urban and rural residents. The sample was comprised of 1605 people aged 18 or older in 137 municipalities of 50 regions of the Russian Federation. The survey was conducted as a personal interview in respondents’ homes. The answer distribution is presented as percentages of the total number of respondents.
The statistical error of these studies for a sample of 1600 people (with a probability of 0.95) does not exceed:
3.4% for indicators around 50%
2.9% for indicators around 25%/75%
2.0% for indicators around 10%/90%
1.5% for indicators around 5%/95%
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS IN BELARUS TOOK PLACE AT THE BEGINNING OF AUGUST. IT WAS ANNOUNCED THAT ALEXANDER LUKASHENKO WON. SINCE THEN, THOUSANDS OF BELARUSIAN CITIZENS WHO DO NOT RECOGNIZE THE ELECTION RESULTS AND DEMAND LUKASHENKO’S RESIGNATION HAVE BEEN PARTICIPATING IN NON-STOP PROTESTS. ARE YOU FOLLOWING THE PROTESTS IN BELARUS? (one answer)
| Sep 20 | |
| I am following them closely | 28 |
| I have heard something about this | 61 |
| This is the first time I have heard of this | 10 |
| It is difficult to say | 1 |
WITH WHOM DO YOU SYMPATHIZE: ALEXANDER LUKASHENKO OR THE PROTESTERS? (one answer)
| Sep 20 | |
| With Alexander Lukashenko | 43 |
| With the protesters | 18 |
| I am not on either side | 36 |
| It is difficult to say | 4 |
VLADIMIR PUTIN ANNOUNCED GRANTING ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE TO BELARUS IN A MEETING WITH ALEXANDER LUKASHENKO. DO YOU APPROVE GRANTING BELARUS SUCH ASSISTANCE? (one answer)
| Sep 20 | |
| Definitely yes | 23 |
| Probably yes | 28 |
| Probably not | 22 |
| Definitely not | 23 |
| It is difficult to say | 4 |
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Total sample | ARE YOU FOLLOWING THE PROTESTS IN BELARUS? | |||
| I am following them closely | I have heard something about this | This is the first time I have heard of this | It is difficult to say | ||
| Number of respondents | 1605 | 444 | 977 | 168 | 17 |
| WITH WHOM DO YOU SYMPATHIZE: ALEXANDER LUKASHENKO OR THE PROTESTERS? | |||||
| With Alexander Lukashenko | 43 | 62 | 38 | 18 | 42 |
| With the protesters | 18 | 23 | 17 | 9 | 9 |
| I am not on either side | 36 | 14 | 42 | 61 | 30 |
| It is difficult to say | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 19 |
| DO YOU APPROVE RUSSIA GRANTING ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE TO BELARUS? | |||||
| Definitely yes | 23 | 39 | 18 | 15 | 8 |
| Probably yes | 28 | 27 | 29 | 25 | 15 |
| Probably not | 22 | 14 | 25 | 23 | 33 |
| Definitely not | 23 | 19 | 23 | 30 | 34 |
| It is difficult to say | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 |
Translated by Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (formerly Monterey Institute of International Studies).
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