In February the ratings of V. Putin, the State Duma, the Government of the Russian Federation and heads of republics. 52% of Russians believe that things in the country are going in the right direction. By 3% – up to 14% rose the confidence of Russians in S. Lavrov and V. Zhirinovsky, the level of trust in other politicians has not changed much. The survey was conducted from 17 to 21 February.

 

52% of Russians believe that things are going well in the country, 38% – that the country is on the wrong path. The changes are insignificant compared to January.

Assessment of situation in the country

Is Russia moving in the right direction or this course is a dead-end?

The approval of V. Putin has increased: 65% in December, 69% in January and 71% in February 2022.

Putin’s approval rating

Do you approve the activities of V. Putin as the President (Prime Minister) of Russia?

The approval of M. Mishustin’s work as prime minister has hardly changed: 60% of respondents approve, 35% disapprove.

Approval of the Prime Minister

Do you approve the activities of the prime minister?

Methodological explanations

55% approve of the activities of the Russian government, 42% disapprove. The changes are insignificant compared to January.

Approval of the government

Do you approve the activities of the Russian Government?

62% of respondents approve of the activity of the heads of their regions, 34% disapprove: rise and fall by 3 percentage points, respectively.

Approval of the activities of the State Duma increased slightly: 47% (in January – 45%) approve, 49% (in January – 51%) disapprove.

The greatest change in trust can be noted in Sergey Lavrov: in February, 14% of Russians began to trust him (3% more than in January of this year). Also, trust in Vladimir Zhirinovsky has grown to 10% (by 2%), almost equaling the trust in Mikhail Mishustin. The level of trust in Vladimir Putin and Sergei Shoigu has hardly changed. It is worth noting that Dmitry Medvedev and Nikolay Bondarenko have got into the top 10 most-trusted politicians ranking.

Among all respondents, the rating of United Russia has increased by 4% compared to December 2021 and reached 31%. The level of support for the Communist Party has decreased to 13% (in December 2021 – 15%). The electoral ratings of other political parties have not changed.

 

Among those who are ready to vote and have decided on the choice of a party or would spoil the ballot, the rating of support for United Russia has increased to 44% (in December 2021 – 40%). 19% (in December 2021 – 19%) who came to the polling stations would vote for the Communist Party. The level of support for the Liberal Democratic Party and the Just Russia – For Truth has practically not changed, among the “New People” it has decreased to 5% (-3% compared to December last year).

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