The survey took place between 20 and 23 February 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 THE COUNTRY GENERALLY MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, OR IS THE COUNTRY MOVING IN THE WRONG DIRECTION?
|
|
In the right direction |
In the wrong direction |
It is difficult to say |
|
|
2015 |
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 |
Feb. |
41 |
42 |
17 |
|
2012 |
Feb. |
48 |
35 |
17 |
|
2011 |
Feb. |
42 |
42 |
16 |
|
2010 |
Feb. |
48 |
35 |
17 |
|
2009 |
Feb. |
41 |
40 |
19 |
|
2008 |
Feb. |
60 |
22 |
18 |
|
2007 |
Feb. |
48 |
36 |
17 |
|
2006 |
Feb. |
41 |
44 |
16 |
|
2005 |
Feb. |
31 |
58 |
11 |
|
2004 |
Feb. |
54 |
37 |
10 |
|
2003 |
Feb. |
36 |
50 |
14 |
|
2002 |
Feb. |
38 |
43 |
18 |
|
2001 |
Feb. |
35 |
46 |
19 |
|
2000 |
Feb. |
28 |
52 |
20 |
|
1999 |
Feb. |
7 |
78 |
15 |
|
1998 |
Feb. |
20 |
59 |
21 |
|
1997 |
Mar. |
14 |
71 |
15 |
|
1996 |
Jan. |
15 |
65 |
20 |
|
1995 |
Feb. |
12 |
73 |
16 |
|
1994 |
Mar. |
18 |
57 |
25 |
|
1993 |
June |
22 |
48 |
30 |
IN GENERAL, DO YOU APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE OF VLADIMIR PUTIN’S ACTIONS AS PRESIDENT OF RUSSIA?
|
|
Approve |
Disapprove |
No answer |
|
|
2015 |
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 |
Feb. |
65 |
34 |
1 |
|
2012 |
Feb. |
64 |
34 |
2 |
|
2011 |
Feb. |
73 |
25 |
2 |
|
2010 |
Feb. |
78 |
21 |
2 |
|
2009 |
Feb. |
78 |
20 |
2 |
|
2008 |
Feb. |
85 |
13 |
2 |
|
2007 |
Feb. |
81 |
18 |
1 |
|
2006 |
Feb. |
75 |
23 |
2 |
|
2005 |
Feb. |
66 |
32 |
3 |
|
2004 |
Feb. |
82 |
17 |
1 |
|
2003 |
Feb. |
76 |
22 |
2 |
|
2002 |
Feb. |
75 |
20 |
5 |
|
2001 |
Feb. |
69 |
21 |
10 |
|
2000 |
Feb. |
76 |
14 |
10 |
* From 2008-2012 the question was asked in the following format: “IN GENERAL, DO YOU APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE OF VLADIMIR PUTIN’S ACTIONS AS PRIME MINISTER OF RUSSIA?”
IN GENERAL, DO YOU APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE OF DMITRY MEDVEDEV’S ACTIONS AS PRIME MINISTER OF RUSSIA?
|
Approve |
Disapprove |
No answer |
||
|
2015 |
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 |
Feb. |
56 |
43 |
2 |
|
2012 |
Feb. |
59 |
39 |
3 |
|
2011 |
Feb. |
69 |
29 |
2 |
|
2010 |
Feb. |
75 |
23 |
2 |
|
2009 |
Feb. |
71 |
26 |
4 |
|
2008 |
Feb. |
71 |
23 |
6 |
|
2007 |
Feb. |
54 |
33 |
12 |
|
2006 |
Dec. |
57 |
36 |
8 |
** From 2006-2008 the question was asked in the following format: “IN GENERAL, DO YOU APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE OF DMITRY MEDVEDEV’S ACTIONS AS FIRST DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER OF RUSSIA?”
** From 2009-2012 the question was asked in the following format: “IN GENERAL, DO YOU APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE OF DMITRY MEDVEDEV’S ACTIONS AS PRESIDENT OF RUSSIA?”
IN GENERAL, DO YOU APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE OF THE ACTIONS OF THE RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT?
|
|
Approve |
Disapprove |
No answer |
|
|
2015 |
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 |
Feb. |
45 |
54 |
1 |
|
2012 |
Mar. |
48 |
50 |
2 |
|
2011 |
Feb. |
49 |
49 |
2 |
|
2010 |
Feb. |
54 |
43 |
3 |
|
2009 |
Feb. |
54 |
43 |
3 |
|
2008 |
Feb. |
58 |
37 |
5 |
|
2007 |
Feb. |
40 |
54 |
6 |
|
2006 |
Feb. |
37 |
60 |
4 |
|
2005 |
Feb. |
31 |
63 |
6 |
|
2004 |
Feb. |
44 |
52 |
4 |
|
2003 |
Feb. |
35 |
58 |
7 |
|
2002 |
Feb. |
43 |
44 |
13 |
|
2001 |
Feb. |
34 |
50 |
15 |
|
2000 |
Feb. |
41 |
43 |
16 |
IN GENERAL, DO YOU APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE OF THE ACTIONS OF THE GOVERNOR OF YOUR OBLAST? (PRESIDENT OF YOUR REPUBLIC; IN MOSCOW – MAYOR OF MOSCOW)
|
|
Approve |
Disapprove |
No answer |
|
|
2015 |
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 |
Feb. |
51 |
47 |
2 |
|
2012 |
Feb. |
52 |
45 |
3 |
|
2011 |
Feb. |
49 |
48 |
3 |
|
2010 |
Feb. |
56 |
40 |
4 |
|
2009 |
Feb. |
53 |
44 |
3 |
|
2008 |
Feb. |
63 |
35 |
3 |
|
2007 |
Feb. |
59 |
37 |
5 |
|
2006 |
Feb. |
59 |
37 |
4 |
|
2005 |
Feb. |
48 |
47 |
5 |
|
2004 |
Feb. |
55 |
41 |
4 |
|
2003 |
Feb. |
51 |
41 |
8 |
|
2002 |
Feb. |
50 |
41 |
10 |
|
2001 |
Feb. |
55 |
33 |
13 |
|
2000 |
July |
53 |
37 |
11 |
IN GENERAL, DO YOU APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE OF THE ACTIONS OF THE STATE DUMA OF RUSSIA?
|
|
Approve |
Disapprove |
No answer |
|
|
2015 |
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 |
Feb. |
36 |
61 |
2 |
|
2012 |
Mar. |
42 |
56 |
2 |
|
2011 |
July |
34 |
64 |
1 |
|
2005 |
Mar. |
18 |
68 |
14 |
|
2004 |
Aug. |
24 |
65 |
11 |
|
2003 |
Feb. |
30 |
60 |
11 |
|
2002 |
Jan. |
27 |
55 |
18 |
|
2001 |
Mar. |
25 |
63 |
13 |
|
2000 |
Feb. |
24 |
56 |
19 |
PLEASE NAME 5-6 POLITICIANS OR PUBLIC FIGURES WHOM YOU TRUST THE MOST.*** (open question – respondents named public figures themselves)
|
|
2014 |
2015 |
||||||||||||
|
I |
II |
III |
IV |
V |
VI |
VII |
VIII |
IX |
X |
XI |
XII |
I |
II |
|
|
Vladimir Putin |
34 |
36 |
51 |
53 |
53 |
52 |
55 |
57 |
56 |
60 |
57 |
55 |
62 |
59 |
|
Sergei Shoigu |
19 |
18 |
22 |
23 |
24 |
21 |
22 |
22 |
23 |
26 |
24 |
25 |
27 |
24 |
|
Sergei Lavrov |
6 |
6 |
10 |
17 |
17 |
15 |
16 |
12 |
18 |
19 |
22 |
20 |
12 |
20 |
|
Dmitry Medvedev |
13 |
14 |
17 |
16 |
20 |
14 |
18 |
18 |
20 |
20 |
18 |
16 |
18 |
19 |
|
Gennady Zyuganov |
9 |
9 |
9 |
7 |
9 |
9 |
10 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
10 |
10 |
11 |
11 |
|
Vladimir Zhirinovsky |
8 |
10 |
10 |
9 |
10 |
8 |
11 |
11 |
10 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
10 |
10 |
|
Patriarch Kirill |
5 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
6 |
5 |
6 |
8 |
6 |
|
Valentina Matvienko |
2 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
|
Ramzan Kadyrov |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
5 |
4 |
|
Alexei Kudrin |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
| None |
19 |
21 |
12 |
13 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
12 |
11 |
12 |
11 |
14 |
11 |
12 |
|
I am not interested in politics |
23 |
17 |
18 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
14 |
13 |
13 |
13 |
13 |
|
It is difficult to say |
5 |
8 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
8 |
6 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
PLEASE NAME 5-6 POLITICIANS OR PUBLIC FIGURES WHOM YOU TRUST THE LEAST.*** (open question – respondents named public figures themselves)
|
|
2014 |
2015 |
||||||||||||
|
I |
II |
III |
IV |
V |
VI |
VII |
VIII |
IX |
X |
XI |
XII |
I |
II |
|
|
Vladimir Zhirinovsky |
15 |
15 |
15 |
17 |
13 |
11 |
11 |
13 |
13 |
12 |
14 |
12 |
10 |
10 |
|
Kseniya Sobchak |
6 |
6 |
7 |
6 |
8 |
7 |
6 |
10 |
9 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
9 |
|
Mikhail Prokhorov |
6 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
9 |
7 |
8 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
|
Boris Nemtsov |
6 |
5 |
7 |
6 |
8 |
7 |
7 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
9 |
8 |
|
Dmitry Medvedev |
10 |
11 |
7 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
7 |
4 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
8 |
|
Mikahil Gorbachev |
5 |
5 |
6 |
5 |
– |
– |
– |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
8 |
6 |
6 |
|
Gennady Zyuganov |
7 |
9 |
8 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
|
Alexei Navalny |
3 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
7 |
6 |
4 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
6 |
|
Mikhail Khodorkovsky |
2 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
6 |
5 |
|
Vladimir Putin |
11 |
11 |
6 |
5 |
6 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
3 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
| None |
12 |
16 |
10 |
15 |
12 |
17 |
17 |
15 |
30 |
14 |
13 |
11 |
11 |
15 |
|
I am not interested in politics |
28 |
22 |
23 |
22 |
23 |
23 |
20 |
20 |
21 |
20 |
18 |
18 |
19 |
19 |
|
It is difficult to say |
21 |
22 |
24 |
22 |
23 |
22 |
24 |
23 |
4 |
23 |
26 |
25 |
24 |
21 |
*** The 10 Russian politicians who were named most often.
Translated by Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (formerly Monterey Institute of International Studies).