MOSCOW, December 29. /TASS/. Over two thirds of Russians (69%) condemn Russia’s first president Boris Yeltsin's decision to launch military actions in Chechnya in December 1994, the All-Russia Fund for Studies of Public Opinion (VTSIOM) said on Monday. The figure significantly differs from 81% eight years ago.

More than half of respondents (59%) said that Yeltsin’s eight years in power resulted in negative consequences for the country, according to the survey. Just 15% of the polled viewed Yeltsin’s presidency favorably. Some 60% of respondents said during his presidency Yeltsin failed to fulfill most of his plans.

According to the poll, 85% of Russians believe that the best thing Russia’s first president Boris Yeltsin did for the country was to pass the reins of leadership to Vladimir Putin.