More Russian public opinion
Kathryn Green who teaches at Benilde-St. Margaret's High School in St. Louis Park, Minnnesota, pointed out this article as an illustration of the complexity of Russian political culture.I looked for reports of the original survey, but the Levada Centre's English web site is "Under development."
Democracy 'not needed' in Russia
A growing number of Russians believe their country does not need democracy, a nationwide survey by one of Russia's leading polling agencies suggests.
The poll by the Levada-Centre showed that 57% of those questioned considered that Russia needed democracy - the lowest number since 2006...
Nearly 95% of respondents said they had little or no influence on what was happening in the country...
The majority (60%) also said it would be better for Russia if the president controlled both the courts and the parliament, which can hardly be described as a democratic aspiration...
The poll also suggested that 43% agreed with the question that the country sometimes needed an "iron fist" leader.
And nearly 25% said the Soviet Union had a better political system that the current Russian model (36%) or that in Western countries (15%)...
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Labels: political culture, public opinion, Russia
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