This survey was carried out October 24–30, 2019 with a representative sample of all Russian urban and rural residents. The sample comprised 1616 people ages 18 or older from 137 localities in 50 regions of the Russian Federation. The survey was conducted as a personal interview in respondents’ homes. The answer distribution is presented as a percentage 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%/75%
2.0% for indicators around 10%/90%
1.5% for indicators around 5%/95%
30 YEARS AGO, IN NOVEMBER 1989, THE BERLIN WALL FELL. IT WAS A SYMBOL OF THE POSTWAR DIVISION OF EAST AND WEST GERMANY. DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS EVENT? (one answer)
| Oct. 19 | |
| I know it well | 35 |
| I have a general idea of it | 53 |
| This is the first I’m hearing about it | 12 |
| It is difficult to say | 1 |
HOW DO YOU PERCEIVE THIS EVENT OVERALL? (one answer)
| Oct. 19 | |
| Mostly positive | 43 |
| Mostly negative | 18 |
| I am not interested | 35 |
| It is difficult to say | 4 |
Answer distribution in relation to respondents’ age
| Total sample | Age | ||||
| 18-24 | 25-39 | 40-54 | 55+ | ||
| DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS EVENT? | |||||
| I know it well | 35 | 12 | 23 | 38 | 48 |
| I have a general idea of it | 53 | 58 | 57 | 54 | 48 |
| This is the first I’m hearing about it | 12 | 28 | 19 | 8 | 4 |
| It is difficult to say | 1 | 2 | 1 | <1 | 1 |
| HOW DO YOU PERCEIVE THIS EVENT OVERALL? | |||||
| Mostly positive | 43 | 32 | 38 | 46 | 47 |
| Mostly negative | 18 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 23 |
| I am not interested | 35 | 54 | 42 | 32 | 27 |
| It is difficult to say | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
Translated by Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (formerly Monterey Institute of International Studies).
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