National Issues
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Politics
The Yukos Affair/state vs. oligarchs
- Most Russians think oligarchs have too much power...
- But both officials and oligarchs are both seen as a lot of power...
- While confessing ignorance about what's going on...
- And about the consequences of the Yukos affair.
- Most don't think that the oligarchs' power and wealth are seriously threatened...
- And a plurality think the Yukos affair will enhance trust in the President and General Prosecutor's Office.
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Public opinion of the Media
626Q7. Do you think Russia needs social movements, parties, which are in opposition to the President and government and can exert an important inlfluence on the life of the country?
social movements; civil society; opposition; dissent; human rights
627Q8. Which of the following approaches to the problem of human rights do you think is the most correct?
human rights; individual rights; state interests
628Q9. With which of the following points of view abut social protection do you most agree?
social protection; human rights; economic and social rights; welfare values; individualism
582Q. Are you for or against increasing the presidential term from four to six years?
president; term limit; constitution; Putin; Medvedev
583Q. Are you for or against increasing the term of the Duma from four to five years?
Duma; constitution; term limit; Medvedev
606Q17. If on the 1st of May there were mass demonstrations in your city, would you like to participate in demonstrations to:
government performance; protest; financial crisis; political support
285Do you think that the state now controls the activities of \\\'oligarchs\\\' or do you think the oligarchs, as before, \\\'hire\\\' the authorities and senior officials for their own purposes?
VCIOM, Nationwide Survey, August, 2001
448A) Do you agree with the view that oligarchs in Russia right now have almost unlimited power: they do whatever they please? B) What about higher state officials? Do you agree that they have almost unlimited power: they do whatever they please?
Levada Center, Nationwide Survey, January, 2004
427In the Yukos affair, do you think the Prosecutor\'s Office is acting on its own initiative or fulfilling Putin\'s orders?
, Levada Center, Nationwide Survey, October, 2003
428Do you think the current developments around the company Yukos will lead to improvement or deterioration in �?
, Levada Center, Nationwide Survey, October, 2003
435Do you think the campaign against the \'oligarchs\' has begun in all seriousness and will lead to the limitation of their economic and political power in this country?
, Levada Center, Nationwide Survey, November, 2003
436Do you think the Yukos affair will increase or decrease public trust in the General Prosecutor\\'s Office? And in President Putin?
Levada Center, Nationwide Survey, November, 2003
533Do you think the state should have complete control over the coverage of public and political events on television, or should their be independent TV channels?
state; media; control; TV; television; broadcasting; freedom; independence; bias; propaganda
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