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April Ratings

The survey took place between 17 and 20 April 2015 and was conducted throughout all of Russia in both urban and rural settings. The survey was carried out among 1600 people over the age of 18 in 134 localities of 46 of the country’s regions. The answer distribution is presented as percentages of the number of participants along with data from previous surveys. The statistical error of these studies does not exceed 3.4%.

ARE CURRENT AFFAIRS IN RUSSIA GOING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, OR IS THE COUNTRY MOVING IN THE WRONG DIRECTION?

Affairs are going

in the right direction

The country is moving

in the wrong direction

It is difficult

to say

2015

Apr.

60

23

18

Mar.

57

25

19

Feb.

54

29

17

Jan.

55

27

18

2014

Dec.

56

27

18

Nov.

59

22

19

Oct.

60

23

17

Sept.

62

22

17

22-25 Aug.

64

22

14

1-4 Aug.

66

19

15

July

55

26

19

June

62

22

17

May

60

23

17

Apr.

58

26

16

21-24 Mar.

60

26

15

7-10 Mar.

51

30

18

Feb.

47

37

16

Jan.

43

41

17

2013

Apr.

41

41

18

2012

Apr.

46

36

18

2011

Apr.

43

40

17

2010

Apr.

47

34

19

2009

Apr.

43

37

21

2008

Apr.

55

29

16

2007

Apr.

43

39

18

2006

Apr.

34

47

19

2005

Apr.

34

55

12

2004

Apr.

47

40

13

2003

Apr.

31

56

13

2002

Apr.

38

44

18

2001

Apr.

34

48

18

2000

Apr.

32

49

19

1999

Apr.

10

78

12

1998

Apr.

17

65

18

1997

Apr.

17

66

17

1996

Apr.

20

57

23

1995

Apr.

15

72

14

1994

Apr.

19

58

24

1993

Feb.

22

48

30

DO YOU GENERALLY APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE OF VLADIMIR PUTIN’S ACTIVITIES AS THE PRESIDENT OF RUSSIA?

Approve

Disapprove

No

answer

2015

Apr.

86

13

1

Mar.

85

14

1

Feb.

86

13

1

Jan.

85

15

1

2014

Dec.

85

14

1

Nov.

85

14

2

Oct.

88

11

1

Sept.

86

14

1

22-25 Aug.

84

15

1

1-4 Aug.

87

13

1

July

85

14

1

June

86

13

1

May

83

16

1

Apr.

82

17

1

21-24 Mar.

80

18

2

7-10 Mar.

72

25

3

Feb.

69

30

1

Jan.

65

34

1

2013

Apr.

63

36

1

2012

Apr.

67

32

1

2011

Apr.

71

27

2

2010

Apr.

78

20

2

2009

Apr.

76

21

3

2008

Apr.

86

12

1

2007

Apr.

79

19

1

2006

Apr.

72

26

1

2005

Apr.

66

31

3

2004

Apr.

79

19

2

2003

Apr.

73

24

3

2002

Apr.

71

22

8

2001

Apr.

70

25

6

2000

Apr.

77

15

8

*From 2009-2012 the question was asked in the following format: “DO YOU GENERALLY APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE OF VLADIMIR PUTIN’S ACTIVITIES AS THE PRIME MINISTER OF RUSSIA?”

DO YOU GENERALLY APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE OF DMITRY MEDVEDEV’S ACTIVITIES AS THE PRIME MINISTER OF RUSSIA?

Approve

Disapprove

No answer

2015

Apr.

66

32

2

Mar.

63

35

2

Feb.

64

34

2

Jan.

64

35

1

2014

Dec.

63

35

2

Nov.

63

35

2

Oct.

68

30

2

Sept.

71

27

2

22-25 Aug.

67

31

2

1-4 Aug.

71

27

2

July

65

33

2

June

67

31

2

May

66

34

1

Apr.

60

38

2

21-24 Mar.

62

35

3

7-10 Mar.

59

38

3

Feb.

54

45

2

Jan.

48

51

2

2013

Apr.

52

46

1

2012

Apr.

62

37

1

2011

Apr.

68

31

1

2010

Apr.

73

25

2

2009

Apr.

68

28

5

2008

Apr.

72

22

7

2007

Apr.

55

33

12

2006

Dec.

57

36

8

**From 2006-2008 the question was asked in the following format: “DO YOU GENERALLY APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE OF DMITRY MEDVEDEV’S ACTIVITIES AS THE FIRST DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER OF RUSSIA?”

**From 2009-2012 the question was asked in the following format: “DO YOU GENERALLY APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE OF DMITRY MEDVEDEV’S ACTIVITIES AS THE PRESIDENT OF RUSSIA?”

DO YOU GENERALLY APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE OF THE ACTIVITIES OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION?

Approve

Disapprove

No answer

2015

Apr.

61

38

1

Mar.

59

40

1

Feb.

60

38

2

Jan.

58

41

1

2014

Dec.

60

39

1

Nov.

59

40

2

Oct.

64

34

2

Sept.

66

32

2

Aug.

62

36

2

July

60

39

1

June

60

39

1

May

60

39

1

Apr.

56

42

2

Mar.

58

40

2

Feb.

47

51

2

Jan.

43

56

1

2013

Apr.

44

55

1

2012

Apr.

50

49

1

2011

Apr.

48

50

2

2010

Apr.

53

43

4

2009

Apr.

53

42

5

2008

Apr.

56

38

5

2007

Apr.

42

53

5

2006

Apr.

30

67

3

2005

Apr.

26

68

6

2004

Apr.

44

40

16

2003

Apr.

30

63

7

2002

Apr.

38

47

15

2001

Apr.

37

48

14

2000

Apr.

39

48

14

DO YOU GENERALLY APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE OF THE GOVERNOR OF YOUR REGION’S ACTIVITIES (PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC, IN MOSCOW – MAYOR OF MOSCOW)?

Approve

Disapprove

No answer

2015

Apr.

67

32

1

Mar.

61

37

1

Feb.

63

35

1

Jan.

64

35

1

2014

Dec.

66

33

1

Nov.

63

35

2

Oct.

68

30

2

Sept.

67

31

2

Aug.

66

33

2

July

63

36

1

June

65

34

1

May

63

36

1

Apr.

60

38

3

Mar.

61

37

2

Feb.

59

40

1

Jan.

54

44

2

2013

Apr.

55

43

2

2012

Apr.

53

45

2

2011

Apr.

51

46

3

2010

Apr.

53

42

4

2009

Apr.

55

40

5

2008

Apr.

61

36

3

2007

Apr.

57

40

3

2006

Apr.

56

41

3

2005

Apr.

47

48

5

2004

Apr.

55

41

4

2003

Apr.

46

48

5

2002

Apr.

49

40

11

2001

Apr.

53

37

10

2000

July

53

37

11

DO YOU GENERALLY APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE OF THE RUSSIAN STATE DUMA’S ACTIVITIES?

Approve

Disapprove

No answer

2015

Apr.

53

44

3

Mar.

50

48

2

Feb.

50

48

2

Jan.

49

49

2

2014

Dec.

52

46

2

Nov.

48

50

2

Oct.

56

42

3

Sept.

58

39

3

Aug.

49

49

2

July

53

46

1

June

51

47

2

May

50

49

2

Apr.

49

49

2

Mar.

51

46

3

Feb.

39

59

2

Jan.

36

63

1

2013

May

38

61

1

2012

Apr.

41

58

1

2011

July

34

64

1

2005

Mar.

18

68

14

2004

Aug.

24

65

11

2003

Jan.

30

60

11

2002

Jan.

27

55

18

2001

Mar.

25

63

13

2000

Apr.

27

58

16

PLEASE NAME 5-6 POLITICIANS OR PUBLIC FIGURES WHOM YOU TRUST THE MOST. *** (open question – respondents named public figures whom they trust themselves)

 

 

2014

2015

IV

V

VI

VII

VIII

IX

X

XI

XII

I

II

III

IV

Vladimir Putin

53

53

52

55

57

56

60

57

55

62

59

62

60

Sergei Shoigu

23

24

21

22

22

23

26

24

25

27

24

26

26

Sergei Lavrov

17

17

15

16

12

18

19

22

20

12

20

13

21

Dmitry Medvedev

16

20

14

18

18

20

20

18

16

18

19

21

19

Vladimir

Zhirinovsky

9

10

8

11

11

10

12

12

12

10

10

12

10

Gennady Zyuganov

7

9

9

10

9

10

11

10

10

11

11

14

9

Patriarch Kirill

5

5

4

4

5

5

6

5

6

8

6

6

5

Ramzan Kadyrov

5

4

4

4

Valentina Matvienko

3

4

4

5

4

4

4

5

5

5

5

4

4

Alexei Kudrin

1

3

2

2

2

2

2

2

4

4

3

5

3

None

13

11

12

13

12

11

12

11

14

11

12

10

13

I’m not interested

in politics

or politicians

16

17

18

14

15

16

14

13

13

13

13

11

14

It is difficult to say

6

6

7

6

6

8

6

7

7

6

6

5

4

PLEASE NAME 5-6 POLITICIANS OR PUBLIC FIGURES WHOM YOU DISTRUST THE MOST. *** (open question – respondents named public figures whom they distrust themselves)

 

 

2014

2015

IV

V

VI

VII

VIII

IX

X

XI

XII

I

II

III

IV

Ksenia Sobchak

6

8

7

6

10

9

7

8

9

10

9

12

11 

Vladimir

Zhirinovsky

17

13

11

11

13

13

12

14

12

10

10

12

11

Mikhail Prokhorov

7

8

8

8

8

9

7

8

7

8

9

9

8

Mikhail Gorbachev

5

6

6

6

6

8

6

6

6

6

Dmitry Medvedev

5

6

6

6

6

7

4

7

7

6

8

8

6

Gennady Zyuganov

7

6

6

6

6

7

8

6

6

6

6

6

6

Mikhail

Khodorkovsky

3

4

3

3

6

5

5

4

4

6

5

5

6

Alexei Navalny

5

7

6

4

6

5

5

6

6

5

6

6

6

Yuri Lyuzhkov

5

6

4

5

5

8

5

6

5

5

5

6

5

Irina Khakamada

3

5

3

3

4

5

5

4

4

4

4

4

5

None

15

12

17

17

15

30

14

13

11

11

15

12

13

I’m not interested

in politics

or politicians

22

23

23

20

20

21

20

18

18

19

19

17

20

It is difficult to say

22

23

22

24

23

4

23

26

25

24

21

23

23

*** The 10 Russian politicians that were named the most frequently.

Translated by Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (formerly  Monterey Institute of International Studies).

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