This survey took place between 27-30 May 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.
The statistical error of these studies for a selection of 1600 people (with a probability of 0.95) does not exceed:
3.4% for indicators around 50%
2.9% for indicators around 25%
2.0% for indicators around 10%
1.5% for indicators around 5%
ARE YOU FOLLOWING THE CRIMINAL CASE AGAINST A NUMBER OF MEMBERS OF THE 6 MAY 2016 PROTEST ON BOLOTNAYA SQUARE (THE “BOLOTNAYA SQUARE CASE”)?
| Apr.13 | May.13 | Jun.13 | Jul.13 | Aug.13 | Sept.13 | Sept.14 | May.16 | |
| I’m following internet and media coverage closely | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| I’ve heard a bit about it | 23 | 23 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 26 | 26 | 19 |
| I’ve heard something about it, but don’t remember the details | 40 | 45 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 47 | 37 | 43 |
| I haven’t heard anything about it | 36 | 30 | 27 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 33 | 36 |
WHAT DO YOU THINK WAS THE GOAL IN INITIATING PROSECUTION OF THOSE INVOLVED IN THE “BOLOTNAYA SQUARE CASE”? (as a percentage of those respondents who are closely following or have heard about the “Bolotnaya Square case”)
| Apr.13 | May.13 | Jun.13 | Jul.13 | Aug.13 | Sept.13 | Sept.14 | May.16 | |
| Punish those guilty for organizing mass disturbances during the May 6th protest | 41 | 38 | 35 | 40 | 27 | 35 | 46 | 36 |
| Intimidate the pro-opposition community | 52 | 57 | 58 | 53 | 66 | 55 | 49 | 54 |
| It is difficult to say | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 10 |
Translated by Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (formerly Monterey Institute of International Studies).