In spring 2019, 38 percent of Russians supported their country's transition to a market economy as opposed to an economy controlled by the government after the dissolution of the USSR in 1991. That measure saw a continuous decrease in approval across Russia over the past three decades, similar to the change to the multiparty system.
Public opinion on the transition to a market economy 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: "Again, thinking back to 1991, do you strongly approve, approve, disapprove or strongly
disapprove that our country moved from having a state-controlled economy to having a market economy?"
In 1991, the question asked: "Overall, do you strongly approve, approve, disapprove or strongly disapprove of efforts to establish a free market economy in…?"
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Pew Research Center. (October 15, 2019). Public opinion on the transition to a market economy after the dissolution of the USSR in Russia from spring 1991 to spring 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198920/post-soviet-market-economy-transition-approval-russia/
Pew Research Center. "Public opinion on the transition to a market economy after the dissolution of the USSR in Russia from spring 1991 to spring 2019." Chart. October 15, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198920/post-soviet-market-economy-transition-approval-russia/
Pew Research Center. (2019). Public opinion on the transition to a market economy after the dissolution of the USSR in Russia from spring 1991 to spring 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198920/post-soviet-market-economy-transition-approval-russia/
Pew Research Center. "Public Opinion on The Transition to a Market Economy 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/1198920/post-soviet-market-economy-transition-approval-russia/
Pew Research Center, Public opinion on the transition to a market economy after the dissolution of the USSR in Russia from spring 1991 to spring 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198920/post-soviet-market-economy-transition-approval-russia/ (last visited December 26, 2024)
Public opinion on the transition to a market economy 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/1198920/post-soviet-market-economy-transition-approval-russia/
