The survey took place between 27 and 30 March 2015 and was conducted throughout all of Russia in both urban and rural settings. The survey was carried out among 1600 people over the age of 18 in 134 localities of 46 of the country’s regions. The answer distribution is presented as percentages of the number of participants along with data from previous surveys. The statistical error of these studies does not exceed 3.4%.

APRIL 22 – VLADIMIR ILYICH LENIN’S BIRTHDAY – IS DRAWING CLOSER. THERE ARE NOW MANY VARYING EVALUATIONS OF HIS PERSONALITY AND ACTIONS. WITH WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING OPINIONS ON LENIN’S ROLE IN RUSSIA’S HISTORY DO YOU MOST AGREE? (multiple answers given)

1998 2000 2004 2008 2011 2013 2015 The memory of Lenin will be preserved in history, but nobody will follow his ways anymore 44 39 36 35 34 32 31 Lenin’s ideas have been distorted by his followers 37 34 26 26 22 20 21 Lenin tried to rely on the best thoughts and hopes of people in order to lead them to a brighter future 28 26 21 18 15 17 18 Lenin brought our country to the path of progress and justice 25 23 24 19 17 15 17 Lenin was mistaken in his expectations for the revolution and communism 21 24 13 14 14 13 10 Lenin led our country down the wrong path, and this has been the reason for many misfortunes and troubles 19 19 16 18 16 12 10 Lenin was a cruel man who used violence to transform the country 14 11 14 11 10 12 7 Lenin foresaw the eventual victory of communism throughout the world 7 8 6 6 5 6 6 In the coming years, the ideas of Lenin will show people the way to a better life 10 8 9 7 5 7 5 Other 1 1 <1 2 1 1 3 It is difficult to say 10 8 9 12 12 15 14

Distribution of answers based on socio-demographic characteristics of respondents look at the PDF file

Translated by Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (formerly Monterey Institute of International Studies).