This survey took place between 20-24 October 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%.
DO YOU KNOW WHICH HOLIDAY WILL BE CELEBRATED ON NOVEMBER 4TH? (single-answer questions; ranked in descending order based on October 2017)
| Oct. 05 | Oct. 06 | Oct. 07 | Oct. 08 | Oct. 09 | Oct. 10 | Oct. 11 | Oct. 12 | Oct. 13 | Oct. 14 | Oct. 15 | Oct. 16 | Oct. 17 | |
| National Unity Day | 8 | 20 | 23 | 28 | 31 | 36 | 41 | 43 | 49 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 53 |
| The Day of Accord and Reconciliation | 33 | 27 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 13 |
| The Day of the October Revolution | – | 5 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| The Day of Moscow’s Liberation from Polish Invaders | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Other | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | <1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| I don’t know/It is difficult to say | 51 | 43 | 47 | 37 | 33 | 29 | 28 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 23 |
DO YOU PLAN ON CELEBRATING…? (respondents could choose two answers)
| Oct. 06 | Oct. 07 | Oct. 08 | Oct. 09 | Oct. 10 | Oct. 11 | Oct. 12 | Oct. 13 | Oct. 14 | Oct. 15 | Oct. 16 | Oct. 17 | |
| National Unity Day (November 4) | 12 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 18 |
| The Day of the October Revolution (November 7) | 23 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
| None of the above | 58 | 59 | 52 | 63 | 61 | 59 | 61 | 62 | 59 | 55 | 58 | 57 |
| I don’t know/It is difficult to say | 12 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 |
Translated by Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (formerly Monterey Institute of International Studies).
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