This survey took place between 22 and 25 January 2016 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 137 localities of 48 of the country’s regions. The survey was conducted as a personal interview in respondents’ homes. 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%.
WHICH EVENTS OF THE LAST FOUR WEEKS WERE MOST MEMORABLE TO YOU? (events were not listed to respondents; respondents named events themselves)
| Dec.15 | |
| Depreciation of the ruble/rising prices | 32 |
| New Year celebrations | 30 |
| Influx of Middle-Eastern and African refugees into Europe | 28 |
| Growth of dollar and euro exchange rates | 27 |
| Oil prices falling below $30 a barrel | 25 |
| Heavy snowfalls | 22 |
| New year “vacation” | 20 |
| Swine flu epidemic | 19 |
| Russian bombing campaign in Syria | 19 |
| Migrant attacks on women in German cities | 18 |
| Paris terror attacks | 16 |
| Bombing of Russian “Kogalymavia” airplane over Egypt | 13 |
| Downing of Russian bomber by Turkish air force | 12 |
| Attack on patient by doctor in Belgorod | 11 |
| Supplying electricity to Crimea through the Kerch Strait | 11 |
| Conflicts/shootings in eastern Ukraine/Donbass | 11 |
| Ceasing air travel to Egypt, evacuating Russian tourists from Egypt | 9 |
| Scaling down cooperation with Turkey/restricted delivery of Turkish products to Russia | 8 |
| Doping scandal/barring of Russian athletes from participation in international competitions and 2016 Olympics | 7 |
| Hydrogen bomb testing in North Korea | 5 |
| Removal of sanctions on Iran/Iran supplying oil to world market | 4 |
| Russia’s volleyball victory | 4 |
| Conflict between Saudi Arabia and Iran | 4 |
| Ramzan Kadyrov’s threats to Russian opposition | 3 |
| London court finding Vladimir Putin and Nikolai Patrushev “probably” responsible for death of Aleksandr Litvinenko | 2 |
| “Kadyrov – Russia’s shame” | 2 |
| Davos World Economic Forum | 2 |
| National Russian Business Forum | 2 |
| Russian parliamentary member’s refusal to participate in winter session of PACE | 2 |
| Other | 5 |
| It is difficult to say | 9 |
Translated by Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (formerly Monterey Institute of International Studies).