The share of Russians approving and strongly approving the change to the multiparty system in the country after the collapse of the Soviet Union decreased from 61 percent in spring 1991 to 43 percent in spring 2019. The level of support toward the transition to the market economy was even lower, measured at 38 percent.
Public opinion on the transition to a multiparty system after the dissolution of the USSR in Russia from spring 1991 to spring 2019
* Survey characteristics refer to the latest survey conducted. The detailed methodology can be accessed here.
The original question was worded by the source as follows: "After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, we changed from a country where there was just one party to a country with a multiparty system. Overall, do you strongly approve, approve, disapprove or strongly disapprove of this change in (survey country)."
In 1991, the question asked: "Overall, do you strongly approve, approve, disapprove or strongly disapprove of efforts to establish a multiparty system in our country?"
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Pew Research Center. (October 15, 2019). Public opinion on the transition to a multiparty system after the dissolution of the USSR in Russia from spring 1991 to spring 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198899/post-soviet-multiparty-system-transition-approval-russia/
Pew Research Center. "Public opinion on the transition to a multiparty system after the dissolution of the USSR in Russia from spring 1991 to spring 2019." Chart. October 15, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198899/post-soviet-multiparty-system-transition-approval-russia/
Pew Research Center. (2019). Public opinion on the transition to a multiparty system after the dissolution of the USSR in Russia from spring 1991 to spring 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198899/post-soviet-multiparty-system-transition-approval-russia/
Pew Research Center. "Public Opinion on The Transition to a Multiparty System after The Dissolution of The Ussr in Russia from Spring 1991 to Spring 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Oct 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198899/post-soviet-multiparty-system-transition-approval-russia/
Pew Research Center, Public opinion on the transition to a multiparty system after the dissolution of the USSR in Russia from spring 1991 to spring 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198899/post-soviet-multiparty-system-transition-approval-russia/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Public opinion on the transition to a multiparty system after the dissolution of the USSR in Russia from spring 1991 to spring 2019 [Graph], Pew Research Center, October 15, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198899/post-soviet-multiparty-system-transition-approval-russia/
