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%.
DO YOU THINK THAT THERE ARE CURRENTLY RUSSIAN TROOPS IN UKRAINE?
|
|
Sept. 14 |
Nov. 14 |
Feb. 15 |
|
Yes |
29 |
25 |
25 |
|
No |
49 |
53 |
53 |
|
It is difficult to say |
23 |
22 |
22 |
WHAT IS YOUR ATTITUDE TO THE FACT THAT RUSSIAN VOLUNTEERS ARE FIGHTING IN THE RANKS OF MILITIA IN EASTERN UKRAINE?
|
May 14* |
June 14* |
19-22 Sept. 14* |
26-29 Sept. 14 |
Nov. 14 |
Feb. 15 |
|
|
Entirely positive |
24 |
20 |
13 |
11 |
12 |
14 |
|
Mostly positive |
37 |
44 |
44 |
47 |
43 |
38 |
|
Mostly negative |
15 |
13 |
20 |
19 |
19 |
23 |
|
Entirely negative |
4 |
6 |
5 |
7 |
7 |
8 |
|
It is difficult to say |
20 |
17 |
18 |
16 |
20 |
17 |
* The question was asked in the following format: “WHAT IS YOUR ATTITUDE TOWARD THE PARTICIPATION OF RUSSIAN VOLUNTEERS IN THE CONFRONTATION IN THE DONETSK AND LUGANSK REGIONS?”
IF YOU KNEW THAT RUSSIAN TROOPS WERE FIGHTING IN THE RANKS OF MILITIA IN EASTERN UKRAINE, WHAT WOULD YOUR ATTITUDE BE TOWARD THIS?
|
|
Nov. 14 |
Feb. 15 |
|
Entirely positive |
10 |
11 |
|
Mostly positive |
35 |
34 |
|
Mostly negative |
25 |
26 |
|
Entirely negative |
9 |
9 |
|
It is difficult to say |
22 |
20 |
DO YOU AGREE WITH THE OPINION THAT THERE IS A WAR BETWEEN RUSSIA AND UKRAINE?
|
|
Apr. 14 |
Aug. 14 |
Feb. 15 |
|
Yes |
34 |
26 |
34 |
|
No |
57 |
59 |
60 |
|
It is difficult to say |
9 |
15 |
7 |
IF HOSTILITIES RESUME IN EASTERN UKRAINE, DO YOU THINK THAT RUSSIAN TROOPS SHOULD INTERVENE THERE?
|
|
Sept. 14 |
Nov. 14 |
Feb. 15 |
|
Definitely yes |
5 |
6 |
3 |
|
Probably yes |
16 |
17 |
22 |
|
Probably no |
36 |
32 |
32 |
|
Definitely no |
27 |
26 |
28 |
|
It is difficult to say |
16 |
20 |
16 |
WOULD YOU SUPPORT RUSSIAN LEADERSHIP IN THE EVENT OF OPEN MILITARY CONFLICT BETWEEN RUSSIA AND UKRAINE?
|
|
21-24 March 2014 |
May 14 |
Aug. 14 |
Feb. 15 |
|
Definitely yes |
36 |
30 |
13 |
15 |
|
Probably yes |
38 |
39 |
28 |
29 |
|
Probably no |
11 |
11 |
23 |
23 |
|
Definitely no |
2 |
5 |
20 |
16 |
|
It is difficult to say |
13 |
14 |
16 |
18 |
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THE POLITICAL FUTURE OF EASTERN UKRAINE (DONETSK AND LUGANSK REGIONS)? WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING OPTIONS WOULD YOU PREFER?
|
|
2014 |
2015 |
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|
III |
IV |
V |
VI |
VII |
VIII |
IX |
XI |
XII |
I |
II |
|
|
I would like for Eastern Ukraine to become an independent state |
12 |
25 |
36 |
39 |
41 |
40 |
46 |
43 |
40 |
43 |
41 |
|
I would like for Eastern Ukraine to remain a part of Ukraine but to have more independence from Kiev |
17 |
21 |
17 |
19 |
17 |
18 |
21 |
18 |
25 |
17 |
21 |
|
I would like for Eastern Ukraine to become a part of Russia |
48 |
35 |
26 |
25 |
23 |
21 |
16 |
17 |
13 |
19 |
15 |
|
I would like for Eastern Ukraine to remain a part of Ukraine under the same conditions as before the crisis |
8 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
7 |
6 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
4 |
7 |
|
It is difficult to say |
15 |
13 |
15 |
12 |
12 |
16 |
13 |
16 |
16 |
17 |
16 |
IN YOUR OPINION, HOW IS THE CONFLICT IN EASTERN UKRAINE MOST LIKELY TO BE RESOLVED?
|
|
26-29 Sept. 14 |
Feb. 15 |
|
DNR and LNR (Novorossiya) will exist as independent states, similar to Transnistria, Abkhazia, and South Ossetia |
30 |
38 |
|
Donetsk and Lugansk will return to Ukraine with broader autonomy; the beginning of federalization of Ukraine |
19 |
18 |
|
The confrontation will drag on for many years, similar to Palestinian-Israeli conflict |
16 |
12 |
|
DNR and LNR (Novorossiya) will become a part of Russia |
10 |
9 |
|
Donetsk and Lugansk will return to Ukraine with the same rights as an ordinary region |
6 |
3 |
|
It is difficult to say |
19 |
20 |
Translated by Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (formerly Monterey Institute of International Studies).