International Security
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Russia's place in the world
- Did your family incur any problems related to the ban on imported food from the EU and the US?
- Do you know Barack Obama and what is your attitude towards him?
- Do you know Angela Merkel and what is your attitude towards her?
- How has the attitude abroad towards Russia and Russians changed in the last six months?
- Q4. Which countries should Russia co-operate with?
- Q5a. Most friendly states to Russia
- Q5b. Least friendly states to Russia
- Q7. Should Russia pay attention to criticism from the West?
- Do other countries pose a military threat to Russia?
- How on the whole do you feel about the United States?
- How on the whole do you feel about the European Union?
- Q8. Why doesn't Russia need to pay attention to criticism from the West?
- T1. Countries which could be a threat to Russia
- T2. Do you feel European?
- Q9. Do you support the opinion that Russia should restore its status of "Great Empire"?
- Q10. Does present-day Russia have any enemies?
- Q11. Do you think that during the period of the Putin and Medvedev government, relations with the West have improved or become worse?
- Q12. Do you think that during the period of the Putin and Medvedev government, relations with the CIS countries have improved or become worse?
701
Did your family incur any problems related to the ban on imported food from the EU and the US?
Putin
703
Do you know Barack Obama and what is your attitude towards him?
Putin
704
Do you know Angela Merkel and what is your attitude towards her?
Putin
705
How has the attitude abroad towards Russia and Russians changed in the last six months?
Putin
386
With which countries do you think Russia should co-operate most of all in its foreign policy?
Russia; foreign policy; cooperation; Western Europe; CIS; USA; China; Japan; India; Middle East
601
Q. Name the five countries which you would regard as the closest friends and allies of Russia
Belarus, Kazakhstan, China, Germany, Armenia, India, Levada Center, Nationwide Survey
602
Q. Name the five countries which you would regard as the most unfriendly and hostile to Russia
Georgia, USA, Ukraine, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Levada Center, Nationwide Survey
643
Q1. Do you think we should pay attention to criticism of our country from the West?
Russia; place in the world; West; criticism; tension; relations
742
Do other countries pose a military threat to Russia?
Putin
125
How on the whole do you feel about the United States?
USA, America, relations, NATO
566
Q. How on the whole do you feel about the European Union?
Russia; EU; Europe; international relations; energy; security; trade
644
Q2. Why do you think that we don�t need to pay attention to criticism from the West?
Russia; place in the world; West; criticism; tension; relations
657
Q. Do you support the opinion that Russia should restore its status of \"Great Empire\"?
Russia, status, Great Empire
658
Q. Does present-day Russia have any enemies?
Russia, international relations, enemies
663
Q. Do you think that during the period of the Putin and Medvedev government, relations with the West have improved or become worse?
Putin, Medvedev, government, West, international relations
664
Q. Do you think that during the period of the Putin and Medvedev government, relations with the CIS countries have improved or become worse?
Putin, Medvedev, government, CIS, international relations
| Table 1. PERCEIVED THREATS TO RUSSIAN SECURITY Q. Do you think that any of the following countries could be a substantial threat to the security of Russia? |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2000a |
2000b |
2001 |
2003 |
2005 |
2007 |
|
(% perceiving some or big threat) |
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USA |
49 |
45 |
48 |
48 |
49 |
54 |
National minorities |
44 |
56 |
44 |
47 |
48 |
30 |
Immigrants/refugees |
|
|
|
|
37 |
24 |
Germany |
15 |
18 |
11 |
11 |
17 |
14 |
Islamic countries |
|
|
|
38 |
|
|
China |
|
|
22 |
31 |
|
|
Iraq |
25 |
|
18 |
|
|
|
EU |
23 |
|
18 |
|
|
|
Ukraine |
10 |
|
8 |
|
|
|
| Source: New Russia Barometer VIII, IX, X, XI, XIV, XV | ||||||
| Table 2. RUSSIANS LESS INCLINED TO FEEL EUROPEAN Q. Do you consider yourself European? |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2000a |
2000b |
2001 |
2003 |
2004 |
Never |
19 |
15 |
20 |
54 |
46 |
Rarely |
29 |
25 |
27 |
17 |
17 |
Sometimes |
35 |
35 |
31 |
16 |
18 |
Often |
18 |
23 |
22 |
12 |
19 |
Source: New Russia Barometer VIII, X, XI, XIII. |
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