This survey was carried out March 19–25, 2020 with a representative sample of all Russian urban and rural residents. The sample comprised 1624 people age 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 percentages of the total 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%
WHICH WORDS WOULD YOU USE TO DESCRIBE YOUR ATTITUDE TOWARDS VLADIMIR PUTIN? (respondents were presented with a card and could give only one answer)
| Nov. 00 |
Nov. 02 |
Nov. 05 |
Mar. 08 |
Oct. 11 |
Mar. 13 |
Mar. 14 |
Mar. 15 |
Jul. 16 |
Apr. 17 |
Oct. 19 |
Mar. 20 |
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| Admiration | 4 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 |
| Affinity | 31 | 37 | 32 | 41 | 24 | 18 | 31 | 37 | 29 | 32 | 24 | 20 |
| I have nothing bad to say about him | 36 | 37 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 27 | 30 | 27 |
| Neutral, indifferent | 11 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 22 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 |
| Guarded, alert | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 |
| I have nothing good to say about him | 4 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 8 |
| Aversion | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| Disgust | <1 | <1 | 1 | <1 | 1 | 2 | <1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| It is difficult to say | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
WHAT IS IT ABOUT VLADIMIR PUTIN THAT ATTRACTS YOU? (respondents were presented with a card listing answers, and they could choose more than one answer; ranked in descending order according to March 2020)
| Oct. 99 |
Mar. 02 |
Mar. 05 |
Oct. 07 |
Aug. 09 |
Aug. 11 |
Jan. 13 |
Mar. 15 |
Mar. 15 |
Mar. 16 |
Jul. 18 | Mar. 20 | |
| He is an experienced politician | 7 | 13 | 17 | 34 | 28 | 39 | 30 | 36 | 41 | 33 | 49 | 42 |
| He is an energetic, decisive, and strong-willed person | 41 | 41 | 35 | 37 | 41 | 31 | 28 | 32 | 41 | 31 | 30 | 25 |
| He is a visionary politician | 6 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 16 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 20 |
| He defends national interests | -* | – | – | – | 18 | 15 | 11 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 17 | 15 |
| He is a real leader that is capable of leading others | 9 | 13 | 14 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 14 | 19 | 25 | 20 | 17 | 13 |
| I support his foreign policy | – | – | – | – | 10 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 15 | 22 | 16 | 12 |
| He is a person that ensures stability in the country | 10 | 14 | 15 | 23 | 17 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
| He is capable of compromising, and uniting different political forces | 5 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 |
| He is a man of principle | 9 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
| He is respected by those around me | 8 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 5 |
| He is an attractive person | 10 | 14 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| He is an honest, decent, and unselfish person | 6 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| He understands life and the needs of ordinary people | 4 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| I support his policies in the North Caucasus | 24 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Other | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| It is difficult to say / nothing | 24 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 12 | 19 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 21 |
WHAT DO YOU NOT LIKE ABOUT VLADIMIR PUTIN? (respondents were presented with a card listing answers, and they could choose more than one answer; ranked in descending order according to March 2020)
| Oct. 99 |
Mar. 02 |
Mar. 05 |
Oct. 07 |
Aug. 09 |
Aug. 11 |
Jan. 13 |
Mar. 14 |
Mar. 15 | Mar. 16 | Jul. 18 | Mar. 20 | |
| He is estranged from the interests of the people | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 14 |
| He has connections with corrupt politicians | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 14 |
| He has connections with large capital | – | – | – | – | 11 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 13 |
| He is not up to leading the country | 3 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 11 |
| All of his actions are only intended to increase his personal popularity | 5 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 8 |
| He is not respected by those around me | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| He has no clear political platform | 5 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| He is not a visionary politician | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| He is an overly hard-line politician | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| He is not capable of compromising | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| He is not capable of leading people | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| He is an unprincipled person | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | <1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| He has no clear political qualities | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| He is a weak and indecisive person | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| He is an unattractive person | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Other | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 6 |
| Don’t like anything / difficult to say | 53 | 42 | 38 | 62 | 62 | 52 | 41 | 49 | 50 | 53 | 47 | 47 |
-* This option was not in the list of possible answers
IN YOUR OPINION, WHY DO MANY PEOPLE TRUST VLADIMIR PUTIN? (respondents were presented with a card and could give only one answer)
| People are convinced that Putin successfully and competently manages to solve the country’s problems | People hope that Putin will be able to solve the country’s problems going forward | People don’t see who else they can rely on | Difficult to say |
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| Mar. 20 | 23 | 26 | 43 | 8 |
| Jul. 19 | 27 | 24 | 43 | 7 |
| Nov. 16 | 28 | 39 | 29 | 4 |
| Oct. 15 | 36 | 36 | 26 | 3 |
| Sep. 14 | 38 | 36 | 23 | 3 |
| авг.13 | 14 | 36 | 42 | 8 |
| Aug. 12 | 15 | 41 | 35 | 9 |
| Sep. 11 | 23 | 36 | 34 | 8 |
| Jul. 10 | 26 | 33 | 34 | 6 |
| Jul. 09 | 28 | 35 | 31 | 6 |
| Apr. 07 | 31 | 30 | 35 | 4 |
| Jul. 06 | 25 | 32 | 38 | 5 |
| Jul. 05 | 16 | 36 | 42 | 6 |
| Jul. 04 | 16 | 40 | 41 | 3 |
| Aug. 03 | 15 | 46 | 34 | 5 |
| Oct. 02 | 21 | 44 | 31 | 4 |
| Jul. 01 | 14 | 43 | 34 | 9 |
WHICH SEGMENTS OF THE POPULATION, IN YOUR VIEW, DOES VLADIMIR PUTIN RELY ON? (respondents were presented with a card listing answers, and they could choose more than one answer; ranked in descending order according to March 2020)
| Oct. 00 |
Jul. 01 |
Jul. 03 |
Jul. 05 |
Oct. 10 |
Sep. 11 |
Aug. 14 |
Aug. 16 |
Oct. 17 |
Mar. 20 |
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| Security forces: intelligence officers, the army, the Ministry of Internal Affairs | 54 | 43 | 51 | 51 | 35 | 47 | 45 | 41 | 51 | 46 |
| “Oligarchs,” bankers, major businessmen | 24 | 15 | 27 | 25 | 31 | 42 | 37 | 32 | 34 | 37 |
| State officials, bureaucrats | 12 | 15 | 21 | 26 | 25 | 36 | 29 | 27 | 31 | 27 |
| “Secret body of directors”: leaders of major enterprises | 16 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 30 | 24 | 20 | 26 | 17 |
| “Middle class”: people with a good income | 10 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 21 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 17 |
| Those formerly in Yeltsin’s close circle, “the family” | 25 | 22 | 25 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
| “Ordinary people”: white- and blue-collar workers, rural workers | 12 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 18 |
| Cultural and scientific elite | 4 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 8 |
| Intelligentsia | 5 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 8 |
| “The poor”: poor and destitute people | <1 | <1 | <1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| On everyone without exception | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 6 |
| It is difficult to say | 13 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
IN YOUR OPINION, WHICH SEGMENT OF THE POPULATION’S INTERESTS DOES VLADIMIR PUTIN EXPRESS? (respondents were presented with a card listing answers, and they could choose more than one answer; ranked in descending order according to March 2020)
| Sep. 00 |
Sep. 01 |
Dec. 03 |
Dec. 05 |
Oct. 10 |
Oct. 11 |
Jul. 13 |
Aug. 14 |
Aug. 16 |
Oct. 17 |
Mar. 20 |
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| “Oligarchs,” bankers, major businessmen | 16 | 17 | 14 | 23 | 26 | 35 | 35 | 30 | 28 | 31 | 38 |
| Security forces: intelligence officers, the army, the Ministry of Internal Affairs | 39 | 39 | 33 | 41 | 34 | 38 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 41 | 37 |
| State officials, bureaucrats | 14 | 16 | 15 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 30 | 24 | 22 | 31 | 28 |
| “Middle class”: people with a good income | 19 | 19 | 24 | 21 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 18 |
| “Secret body of directors”: leaders of major enterprises | 13 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 27 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 25 | 17 |
| “Ordinary people”: white- and blue-collar workers, rural workers | 18 | 17 | 23 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 16 |
| Cultural and scientific elite | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 8 |
| Those formerly in Yeltsin’s inner circle, “the family” | 19 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 |
| Intelligentsia | 9 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 7 |
| “The poor”: poor and destitute people | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | <1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Everyone’s without exception | 9 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 9 |
| It is difficult to say | 16 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 |
Translated by Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (formerly Monterey Institute of International Studies).
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