About 60 percent of the polled Russian population in 2019 claimed that they learned about the Chernobyl disaster from the news. Roughly a quarter revealed that they were at school at the moment of its occurrence and 14 percent learned about the catastophe from documentaries.
The share of residents believing that the negligence of operators and maintenance personnel was one of the principal problems uncovered by the disaster increased over the last years.
Poll: how did the Russian population learn about the Chernobyl catastrophe at its moment of occurrence?
Characteristic
Share of respondents
From the news (newspaper, radio, the press)
58%
In school
24%
From the accounts of family, friends, and acquaintances
Respondents from 137 localities in 50 regions of Russia
Method of interview
Face-to-face interview
Supplementary notes
The participants had to answer the following question:"On April 26, 1986, there was an explosion at the nuclear power plant in Chernobyl. How did you learn about this accident?"
Respondents could choose several options from the list of presented answers.
** The share of respondents was less than one percent.
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Levada Center. (August 7, 2019). Poll: how did the Russian population learn about the Chernobyl catastrophe at its moment of occurrence? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1040923/how-russians-learned-about-the-chernobyl-catastrophe/
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