This survey took place between 20-23 January 2017 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 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%/75%
2.0% for indicators around 10%/90%
1.5% for indicators around 5%/95%
ON 15 MARCH 1917 (2 MARCH ACCORDING TO THE OLD CALENDAR), RUSSIAN EMPEROR NICHOLAS II ABDICATED THE THRONE. 100 YEARS LATER, OPINIONS DIFFER REGARDING THIS EVENT, WHICH PUT AN END TO THE RUSSIAN MONARCHY. WITH WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING POINTS OF VIEW WOULD YOU MOST AGREE? (one answer)
| Mar.97 | Mar.12 | Jan.17 | |
| The fall of the monarchy was a progressive step forward for Russia | 16 | 9 | 13 |
| The fall of the monarchy lead to a loss of Russian national and government glory | 23 | 25 | 21 |
| The positive and negative consequences of the fall of the monarchy balance each other out | 19 | 18 | 23 |
| Never thought about it | 29 | 36 | 32 |
| It is difficult to say | 14 | 12 | 11 |
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING OPNIONS REGARDING THE FEBRUARY REVOLUTION IS CLOSEST TO YOUR OWN? (one answer)
| Jan.17 | |
| The February Revolution of 1917 was itself meaningless and was only the first preliminary step towards the October Revolution | 45 |
| The February Revolution opened the door for Russia’s bourgeois-democratic development and its transformation into a country similar to other European nations | 21 |
| It is difficult to say | 35 |
WITH WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING OPINIONS REGARDING THE FEBRUARY REVOLUTION OF 1917 WOULD YOU MOST AGREE? (one answer)
| Feb.12 | Jan.17 | |
| The February Revolution was a stepping stone towards the Great October Socialist Revolution, which created the world’s first government of workers and farmers | 27 | 32 |
| The February Revolution weakened Russia, which lead to the October Revolution and the country’s ruin | 24 | 19 |
| If not for the subsequent October Revolution, the February Revolution would have set Russia down a path of progress and democracy, making it equal to today’s most developed countries | 13 | 11 |
| The February Revolution has no great significance in the history of Russia | 7 | 9 |
| It is difficult to say | 30 | 30 |
RUSSIA HAS WITNESSED VARIOUS FORMS OF GOVERNANCE OVER THE LAST CENTURY, EACH OF THEM AFFECTING THE COUNTRY IN THEIR OWN WAY. IN YOUR OPINION, WHEN WAS LIFE IN RUSSIA THE BEST? (one answer)
| Jun.93 | Oct.94 | Jan.17 | |
| Before the 1917 Revolution | 20 | 18 | 6 |
| Under Stalin | 6 | 8 | 6 |
| Under Brezhnev | 39 | 41 | 29 |
| During Perestroika | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| During the Yeltsin administration | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| Today, under the Putin administration | – | – | 32 |
| It is difficult to say | 26 | 24 | 24 |
Translated by Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (formerly Monterey Institute of International Studies).
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