According to a survey from March 2020, 30 percent of Russians considered fair the 23-year-long prison sentence imposed on the film producer Harvey Weinstein for numerous sexual abuse cases in February 2020. The share of male respondents who found it too harsh was nearly 60 percent.
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Do you consider the sentence imposed on Harvey Weinstein fair, too harsh, or too lenient?
Characteristic
Fair
Too harsh
Too lenient
Total
30%
55%
2%
Female
33%
51%
2%
Male
28%
59%
2%
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* The survey was conducted throughout all of Russia in both urban and rural settings, in 137 localities and 50 regions.
** Refers to the total number of survey respondents. The source specified that the given question was asked only among those who have heard about Harvey Weinstein's case, or approximately one half of respondents.
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Levada Center. (April 22, 2020). Do you consider the sentence imposed on Harvey Weinstein fair, too harsh, or too lenient? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 14, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1111955/opinion-on-fairness-of-sentence-of-harvey-weinstein-russia/
Levada Center. "Do you consider the sentence imposed on Harvey Weinstein fair, too harsh, or too lenient?." Chart. April 22, 2020. Statista. Accessed August 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1111955/opinion-on-fairness-of-sentence-of-harvey-weinstein-russia/
Levada Center. (2020). Do you consider the sentence imposed on Harvey Weinstein fair, too harsh, or too lenient?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1111955/opinion-on-fairness-of-sentence-of-harvey-weinstein-russia/
Levada Center. "Do You Consider The Sentence Imposed on Harvey Weinstein Fair, Too Harsh, or Too Lenient?." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Apr 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1111955/opinion-on-fairness-of-sentence-of-harvey-weinstein-russia/
Levada Center, Do you consider the sentence imposed on Harvey Weinstein fair, too harsh, or too lenient? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1111955/opinion-on-fairness-of-sentence-of-harvey-weinstein-russia/ (last visited August 14, 2025)
Do you consider the sentence imposed on Harvey Weinstein fair, too harsh, or too lenient? [Graph], Levada Center, April 22, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1111955/opinion-on-fairness-of-sentence-of-harvey-weinstein-russia/
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