Half of Russians are afraid of contracting coronavirus, the other half are not afraid. The share of Russians who are not ready to get vaccinated has been gradually decreasing for six months. More than half of respondents believe that the main COVID-related issues are yet to come. The most popular measure to combat the epidemic has become the mandatory vaccination of certain groups of citizens. The least popular is lockdown. 61% of Russians believe that coronavirus is a biological weapon.
Year: 2021
Torture
Two-thirds of Russians believe that torture is unacceptable under any circumstances. 20% believe that torture is permissible in extreme cases: if it can save the innocent lives or to those who have committed serious violent crimes.
Approval of institutions, state of affairs in the country, trust in politicians and electoral ratings of parties
The approval of V. Putin and the State Duma has grown. The approval of other government institutions has not changed. There is an increase in electoral ratings of the Communist Party and the New People party.
Problems of the society
In August, Russians considered rising prices, poverty and corruption to be the main problems of society. A third of respondents considered the coronavirus epidemic one of the main problems of the society. Concerns about rising prices have grown in the last few months.
The law and law enforcement
Half of Russians (49%) believe that it’s possible to live in Russia without breaking the law. The same number of people (47%) believe the opposite. More than half of Russians (58%) do not feel protected by the law. Most Russians agree that many government officials practically do not obey the law. The prevailing point of view is that the law enforcement is serving the interests of the authorities.
Democracy, socialism and market reforms
Almost half (44%) of Russians consider themselves people with democratic beliefs, slightly more people (47%) do not think so. 18% of Russians would call themselves supporters of leftist, socialist ideas. A third of Russians (32%) are in favor of market reforms in the economy.
The attitude of Russians to the LGBT community
A quarter of Russians believe that adults have the right to same-sex relationships, two thirds believe the opposite. Young people and those who are acquainted with homosexuals are most often agree that people have the right to same-sex relationships. A third of Russians believe that LGBT-people should have equal rights, 59% – that they should not. Public opinion on homosexual people keeps getting more polarized.
Top September Events
Most of all in September Russians remembered the State Duma elections (51%), the shooting at Perm State University (19%) and a number of accidents (5%) – plane crashes, the death of E. Zinichev and the tourist incident on Elbrus. Only 4% remembered events related to COVID-19. The ANO Levada Center has been included in the […]
Civic engagement
The most widespread types of civic engagement among Russians are voluntary help to the poor and victims of natural disasters (45%), voting in elections of any level (40%, the question was asked before the State Duma elections), attending educational events (36%), donations to social initiatives (28%) and giving alms (27%). The questions were asked in comparable ways in March and September of 2021.
Vladimir Putin
47% of Russians want to see V. Putin as president after 2024, 42% do not want that to happen. This ratio has not changed for the past two years. Russians believe that V. Putin primarily represents the interests of the “siloviki”, “oligarchs” and high-ranking government officials. A quarter of Russians are sure there is a personality cult of V. Putin, 21% see the prerequisites for it, 41% do not believe that such a cult exists. According to respondents the cause of public support for the president is that “people do not see who else they can rely on”.