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      534

      Do you think that Russia is now fully open to other countries?

      Russia; openness; foreign influence; trade; culture; politics; investment

      534

       


      535

      Would you prefer Russia in future to be more open for other countries?

      Russia; openness; isolation; foreign influence; trade; politics; culture; investment

      535

       


      536

      How do you think most developed countries in the world relate to Russia now?

      Russia; West; partnership; cooperation; rivalry; competition; relations

      536

       


      440

      Would you like to see Russia first and foremost a great power, respected and feared by other countries; or a country with a high standard of living, even if not one of the strongest countries in the world?

      New Russia Barometer, XII, December, 2003

      440

       


      571

      Q. Which of the following opinions about Russia\\'s relations with other countries is closer to yours?

      Russia; strength; tolerance; international relations; peace; conflict; negotiation; force

      571

       


      568

      Q. How on the whole do you feel about Georgia?

      Georgia; Russia; international relations; conflict; war; Abkhazia; South Ossetia; territorial integrity; ethnic cleansing

      568

      555

      Q. What do you think is the main reason for the conflict in South Ossetia?

      United States of America; Georgia; US; Abkhazia; South Ossetia; Russia; influence; power; tension; conflict; war; divide and rule; leadership

      555

       


      556

      Q. Why do you think Georgia tried to use force against South Ossetia?

      United States of America; Georgia; US; Abkhazia; South Ossetia; Russia; influence; power; tension; conflict; war; divide and rule; leadership; NATO; expansion; Saakashvili; territorial integrity

      556

       


      557

      Q. To what extent do you agree or disagree that the solution to the South Ossetian crisis should be international, with the participation of the European Union and UN?

      United States of America; Georgia; US; Abkhazia; South Ossetia; Russia; influence; power; tension; conflict; war; divide and rule; leadership; European Union; United Nations; diplomacy; France; Sarkozy

      557

       


      558

      Q. With which of the following opinions concerning the actions of the Russian leadership in the Georgian-Ossetian conflict would you most agree?

      United States of America; Georgia; US; Abkhazia; South Ossetia; Russia; influence; power; tension; conflict; war; divide and rule; leadership; provocation; geopolitics; peacekeeping

      558

       


      559

      Q. Why do you think Western leaders support Georgia in the South Ossetian conflict?

      United States of America; Georgia; US; Abkhazia; South Ossetia; Russia; influence; power; tension; conflict; war; divide and rule; leadership; Caucasus; military; civilian deaths; territorial integrity

      559

       


      560

      Q. Do you think the situation in South Ossetia and Abkhazia is getting worse or that tension is receding and peaceful life is being established?

      United States of America; Georgia; US; Abkhazia; South Ossetia; Russia; influence; power; tension; conflict; war; divide and rule; leadership; peace

      560

       


      561

      Q. Do you think Russia should leave its troops in South Ossetia or do you think it should withdraw them from there?

      United States of America; Georgia; US; Abkhazia; South Ossetia; Russian; influence; power; tension; conflict; war; divide and rule; leadership; troops

      561

       


      562

      Q. Do you think the recognition by Russia of South Ossetia and Abkhazia will be beneficial or harmful to Russia, or do you think it will be neither?

      United States of America; Georgia; US; Abkhazia; South Ossetia; Russian; influence; power; tension; conflict; war; divide and rule; leadership; diplomacy; recognition; Kosovo

      562

       


      563

      Q. What do you think about the idea of incorporating South Ossetia and Abkhazia into the Russian Federation?

      United States of America; Georgia; US; Abkhazia; South Ossetia; Russian; influence; power; tension; conflict; war; divide and rule; leadership; annexation

      563

       


      564

      Q. Do you think sanctions with which Western countries are threatening Russia in connection with her policy towards Georgia could exert serious influence on Russia?

      United States of America; Georgia; US; Abkhazia; South Ossetia; Russian; influence; power; tension; conflict; war; divide and rule; leadership; diplomacy; sanctions

      564

       


      251

      What do you think is happening right now in Chechnya?

      Chechnya; war; peace; security; reconstruction; terrorism

      251

      339

      Some say that it is possible to conduct a dialogue with Chechens on equal terms, while others say that they understand only the language of force, and will interpret attempts to conduct a dialogue as a sign of weakness. Which view is closest to your own?

      Levada Center, Nationwide Survey, September, 2004

      339

      299

      Which view is closer to your own: A) the Taleban are a threat to world civilization or B) the Taleban have the right to live according to their own laws and represent a threat no greater than the USA?

      VCIOM, Nationwide Survey, October, 2001

      299

       


      295

      What do you think Russia\\'s position should be in a conflict between NATO on the one hand and their opponents in the Muslim world (Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, etc.) on the other?

      VCIOM, Nationwide Survey, September, 2001

      295

       


      300

      Do you think the current military operation in Afghanistan could lead to a new world war?

      VCIOM, Nationwide Survey, October, 2001

      300

       


      301

      When you speak about a Third World War, who do you think will be fighting with whom?

      Third World War, fighting, VCIOM, 26-29 October, 2001

      301

       


      302

      Do you think the current military operation in Afghanistan could lead to the destabilization of Uzbekistan and Tajikistan?

      military, operation, Afghanistan, Afghanistan , Uzbekistan , Tajikistan, VCIOM, 26-29 October, 2001

      302

       


      303

      Do you think the current military operation in Afghanistan will succeed on the whole in getting rid of the threat of international terrorism?

      , VCIOM, Nationwide Survey, October, 2001

      303

       


      304

      Do you think the current military operation in Afghanistan could lead to new terrorist acts by muslim extremists in various countries, including Russia?

      , VCIOM, Nationwide Survey, October, 2001

      304

       


      306

      How on the whole do you assess the progress of the operation in Afghanistan?

      , VCIOM, Nationwide Survey, November, 2001, January, 2002

      306

       


      307

      How on the whole would you assess the current situation in Afghanistan?

      , VCIOM, Nationwide Survey, January, 2002

      307

       


      308

      Are you worried by the strengthening of the US military presence in Central Asia?

      , VCIOM, Nationwide Survey, January, 2002

      308

       


      296

      Do you support on the whole the military actions of the USA and Britain in Afghanistan?

      VCIOM, Nationwide Survey, October, 2001, November

      296

       


      447

      How on the whole do you feel about the United States?

      New Russia Barometer, XII, December, 2003

      447

       


      361

      What in your opinion was the purpose of the USA�s military action against Iraq?

      Russia; USA; Iraq; UK; invasion; occupation

      361

      388

      What is your attitude to the US military campaign in Iraq?

      Russia; Iraq; USA; America; invasion; occupation

      388

      398

      What was the price of US success in the Iraq war?

      , VCIOM, Nationwide Survey, April, 2003

      398

       


      400

      What do you think the Americans have brought to Iraq?

      , VCIOM, Nationwide Survey, April, 2003

      400

       


      401

      How on the whole do you think President Putin responded to the US military operation in Iraq?

      , VCIOM, Nationwide Survey, April, 2003

      401

       


      402

      Which of the following assessments of the Russian leadership�s actions in the Iraq conflict would you agree with?

      , VCIOM, Nationwide Survey, April, 2003

      402

       


      360

      Can an American military operation in Iraq be justified if Saddam Hussein does not accede to the demands of the UN Security Council regarding controls on production of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq?

      VCIOM, Nationwide Survey, September, 2002

      360

       


      297

      Would you support military actions by the USA against countries in which the USA considers there to be terrorist bases, such as Iraq, Libya, Somalia and others?

      VCIOM, Nationwide Survey, August, 2002

      297

       


      384

      The UN security council adopted a resolution requiring Iraq to admit foreign observers to inspect its military facilities, or, in other words, to unconditionally and completely disarm. Was Russia right to support the resolution?

      VCIOM, Nationwide Survey, November, 2002

      384

       


      387

      Which of the following views of Middle Eastern countries is closest to your own?

      Russia; Middle East; foreign policy; Israel; Syria; West; Arab

      387

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