Russians Don't Want Close Relations With US

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Thinking about foreign policy, what should Russia do in the next few years with regards to the United States?

	Feb. 2010	Mar. 2003
Build closer ties	14%	24%
Keep things as they are	40%	29%
Seek a greater distance	36%	38%
Hard to answer	11%	10%

Source: Yury Levada Analytical Center
Methodology: Interviews to 1,600 Russian adults, conducted from Feb. 26 to Mar. 2, 2010. Margin of error is 3.4 per cent.

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Russians Support Surrendering More Power to Medvedev

Do you approve or disapprove of Russian president Dmitry Medvedev’s proposal to extend the term of the president from four to six years, and extend the term of the State Duma from four to five years?

Approve	56%
Disapprove	29%
Hard to answer	15%

Source: All-Russian Public Opinion Research Center
Methodology: Interviews with 1,600 Russian adults, conducted on Nov. 15 and Nov. 16, 2008. Margin of error is 3.4 per cent.

Russians Want Putin Back as President

"I is back."

If the presidential election took place this Sunday, who would you vote for? (Open-ended)

Vladimir Putin	33%
Dmitry Medvedev	14%
Gennady Zyuganov	4%
Vladimir Zhirinovsky	3%
Other / Not sure / Would not vote	46%

Source: Yury Levada Analytical Center
Methodology: Interviews with 1,600 Russian adults, conducted from Aug. 15 to Aug. 18, 2008. No margin of error was provided.

Russians Know Medvedev Not in Charge

In whose hands is the real authority in the Russian Federation placed right now?

	Jul. 2008	Jun. 2008
In Medvedev’s hands	9%	17%
In Putin’s hands	36%	32%
Both equally	47%	40%
Hard to answer	8%	11%

Source: Yury Levada Analytical Center
Methodology: Interviews with 1,600 Russian adults, conducted from Jul. 18 to Jul. 22, 2008. No margin of error was provided.

Russians Love Their Slave Masters

Do you approve or disapprove of Russian president Dmitry Medvedev’s performance?

	Jun. 2008	May 2008
Approve	73%	70%
Disapprove	18%	20%

Do you approve or disapprove of Russian prime minister Vladimir Putin’s performance?

	Jun. 2008	May 2008
Approve	83%	80%
Disapprove	13%	15%

Source: Yury Levada Analytical Center
Methodology: Interviews with 1,600 Russian adults, conducted from Jun. 20 to Jun.. 23, 2008. No margin of error was provided.

Ukraine: Hope for Better Relations With Russia

Do you think relations between Ukraine and Russia will be better, worse, or stay the same during the next eight years?

Better	31.3%
Stay the same	25.4%
Worse	17.4%
Not sure	25.9%

Do you trust Russian president Vladimir Putin?

Yes	58.2%
No	24.2%
Not sure	17.7%

Do you trust Russian president-elect Dmitry Medvedev?

Yes	28.1%
No	22.2%
Not sure	49.8%

Source: FOM-Ukraine
Methodology: Interviews with 2,000 Ukrainian adults, conducted from Feb. 20 to Mar. 2, 2008. Margin of error is 2.2 per cent.

Russia: Medvedev Dominating So-Called Election

I recently found out that 'Medvedev' means I'm Vlad's lil' puppet boy in Russian.

If the presidential election were conducted this Sunday, which of these candidates would you vote for?
(Likely Voters)

Dmitry Medvedev	71.2%
Vladimir Zhirinovsky	6.1%
Gennady Zyuganov	5.6%
Mikhail Kasyanov	0.8%
Andrei Bogdanov	0.4%
Undecided	15.9%

Source: All-Russian Public Opinion Research Center
Methodology: Interviews with 1,600 Russian adults, conducted on Jan. 26 and Jan. 27, 2008. Margin of error is 3.4 per cent.

Russia: Putin Puppet Has Huge Lead

If the presidential election were conducted this Sunday, which of these candidates would you vote for?

Dmitry Medvedev	45%
Vladimir Zhirinovsky	5%
Gennady Zyuganov	5%
Boris Nemtsov	1%
Mikhail Fradkov	1%
Other	5%
Would not vote	8%
Hard to answer	30%

How would you rate Dmitry Medvedev’s chances in the election?

He will earn a substantial victory	55%
He will win, but barely ahead of his rivals	17%
He will lose	4 %
Hard to answer	24%

Source: All-Russian Public Opinion Research Center
Methodology: Interviews with 1,600 Russian adults, conducted on Dec. 15 and Dec. 16. 2007. Margin of error is 3.4 per cent.