[lbo-talk] How Times Change (Russian public opinion)

Chris Doss lookoverhere1 at yahoo.com
Fri Nov 9 10:08:47 PST 2007


RosBusinessConsulting November 8, 2007 Russians prefer market economy, poll shows

Moscow .The Russian Public Opinion Research Center (VCIOM) has released data on the type of government Russians want to have in their country in the future.

Presently, as was also the case a decade ago, public opinion gives preference to a democratic market economy. Although the number of supporters of this approach has decreased from 48 to 42 percent, the share of promoters of a socialist government with communist ideology is almost three times smaller, at 16 percent (down from 20 percent in 1997). Somewhat more popular is the position that Russia should have a unique form of government, with 21 percent of respondents voicing their support for this viewpoint. A marginal 3-6 percent believe monarchy to be ideal for Russia.

he poll was conducted on August 18-19, among 1,600 people in 153 locations in 46 regions and republics of Russia, with the margin of error under 3.4 percent.

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