Terrorist attacks in Russia
Hostage Taking at School in Beslan, North Ossetia (Sep 2004)
Hostage Taking at Moscow Theatre (Oct 2002)
- Q1. Who bears responsibility for the hostage crisis in Moscow?
- Q2. Feelings about terrorists who took hostages
- Q3. Should Russian forces withdraw from Chechnya, as demanded by the terrorists?
- Q4. Should the federal authorities take decisive measures against Chechen fighters in response to the hostage-taking?
465
Why do you think the terrorists were able to organize the seizure of hostages in Beslan? (Several answers possible.)
Levada Center, Nationwide Survey, September, 2004
466
Do you think the authorities are telling the truth about the events in Beslan?
Levada Center, Nationwide Survey, September, 2004
382
We hear more and more often about incidents where terrorists take hostages and present demands to the authorities. What do you think is most important in such situations?
Levada Center, Nationwide Survey, September, 2004
469
Are you afraid that you or your relations will be victims of a terrorist attack?
Levada Center, Nationwide Survey, September, 2004
470
In order to provide for defence against terrorists are you ready to agree with the following measures:
Levada Center, Nationwide Survey, September, 2004
372
Did you hear that Chechen terrorists took several hundred people hostage in a Moscow theatre this week? If so, who do you think bears responsibility for this incident?
VCIOM, Nationwide Survey, October, 2002
373
What are your feelings about the terrorists who seized hostages in Moscow?
VCIOM, Nationwide Survey, October, 2002
377
Do you think it is necessary to fulfil the demands of the terrorists and withdraw federal forces from Chechnya immediately?
VCIOM, Nationwide Survey, October, 2002
375
Should the federal authorities in response to this incident take decisive measures against Chechen fighters, such as those taken by the Americans after September 11 (bombing bases of Chechen fighters, etc.)?
VCIOM, Nationwide Survey, October, 2002
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