Three quarters of Russians believed their country was moving in the right direction in October 2024. The rate of satisfaction with the country's direction remained the same as in the previous month. The most recent month when the majority of Russians perceived the country's direction as wrong was February 2019.
Overall, do you think the country is moving in the right direction or going down the wrong path?
Characteristic
Right direction
Wrong direction
Hard to say
Oct 2024
69%
18%
-
Sep 2024
69%
20%
11%
Aug 2024
67%
20%
13%
Jul 2024
72%
17%
12%
Jun 2024
75%
17%
9%
May 2024
71%
17%
13%
Apr 2024
71%
17%
12%
Mar 2024
73%
16%
12%
Feb 2024
75%
15%
11%
Jan 2024
71%
18%
11%
Dec 2023
69%
21%
11%
Nov 2023
67%
21%
12%
Oct 2023
64%
21%
15%
Sep 2023
62%
26%
12%
Aug 2023
62%
24%
13%
Jul 2023
66%
23%
12%
Jun 2023
61%
23%
16%
May 2023
67%
23%
10%
Apr 2023
68%
21%
11%
Mar 2023
66%
23%
11%
Feb 2023
68%
21%
11%
Jan 2023
66%
24%
10%
Dec 2022
63%
24%
13%
Nov 2022
61%
27%
12%
Oct 2022
64%
24%
12%
Sep 2022
60%
27%
12%
Aug 2022
67%
24%
9%
Jul 2022
68%
22%
10%
Jun 2022
68%
22%
9%
May 2022
68%
22%
10%
Apr 2022
66%
24%
10%
Mar 2022
69%
22%
9%
Feb 2022
52%
38%
10%
Jan 2022
50%
39%
11%
Dec 2021
48%
44%
8%
Nov 2021
46%
44%
10%
Oct 2021
48%
43%
9%
Sep 2021
46%
45%
9%
Aug 2021
48%
44%
9%
Jul 2021
47%
44%
9%
Jun 2021
49%
43%
8%
May 2021
51%
40%
10%
Apr 2021
49%
41%
9%
Mar 2021
48%
42%
10%
Feb 2021
49%
43%
8%
Jan 2021
49%
40%
10%
Nov 2020
48%
43%
9%
Oct 2020
49%
43%
8%
Sep 2020
50%
40%
10%
Aug 2020
51%
42%
7%
Jul 2020
42%
40%
18%
Jun 2020
43%
41%
16%
May 2020
43%
42%
15%
Apr 2020
42%
42%
17%
Mar 2020
48%
42%
10%
Feb 2020
53%
38%
10%
Jan 2020
52%
39%
10%
Dec 2019
49%
43%
8%
Nov 2019
48%
42%
11%
Oct 2019
52%
38%
10%
Sep 2019
49%
41%
10%
Aug 2019
49%
42%
10%
Jul 2019
50%
41%
9%
Jun 2019
48%
41%
10%
May 2019
49%
40%
11%
Apr 2019
49%
43%
9%
Mar 2019
48%
44%
9%
Feb 2019
45%
46%
9%
Jan 2019
42%
45%
13%
Dec 2018
45%
44%
11%
Nov 2018
47%
42%
11%
Oct 2018
49%
40%
12%
Sep 2018
47%
41%
12%
Aug 2018
45%
43%
12%
Jul 2018
48%
40%
12%
May 2018
46%
42%
12%
Apr 2018
56%
27%
16%
Mar 2018
60%
26%
14%
Feb 2018
58%
27%
16%
Jan 2018
54%
30%
16%
Dec 2017
55%
28%
17%
Nov 2017
58%
28%
14%
Oct 2017
56%
29%
16%
Sep 2017
57%
27%
16%
Aug 2017
54%
28%
18%
Jul 2017
57%
29%
13%
Jun 2017
55%
29%
17%
May 2017
55%
30%
15%
Apr 2017
56%
28%
16%
Mar 2017
51%
32%
17%
Feb 2017
52%
33%
16%
Jan 2017
53%
31%
16%
Dec 2016
54%
30%
16%
Nov 2016
53%
31%
16%
Oct 2016
56%
26%
18%
Sep 2016
55%
30%
16%
Aug 2016
50%
32%
19%
Jul 2016
51%
33%
17%
Jun 2016
46%
37%
17%
May 2016
50%
33%
18%
Apr 2016
49%
33%
18%
Mar 2016
50%
32%
19%
Feb 2016
51%
30%
19%
Jan 2016
51%
34%
15%
Dec 2015
45%
34%
21%
Nov 2015
56%
27%
16%
Oct 2015
55%
27%
18%
Sep 2015
61%
25%
14%
Aug 2015
55%
26%
19%
Jul 2015
55%
29%
17%
Jun 2015
59%
23%
18%
May 2015
64%
22%
14%
Apr 2015
60%
23%
17%
Mar 2015
60%
23%
18%
Feb 2015
57%
25%
19%
Jan 2015
54%
29%
17%
Dec 2014
55%
27%
18%
Nov 2014
56%
27%
18%
Oct 2014
59%
22%
19%
Sep 2014
60%
23%
17%
Aug 2014
62%
22%
17%
Jul 2014
64%
22%
14%
Jun 2014
55%
26%
19%
May 2014
62%
22%
17%
Apr 2014
60%
23%
17%
Mar 2014
58%
26%
16%
Feb 2014
60%
26%
15%
Jan 2014
47%
37%
16%
Dec 2013
43%
41%
17%
Nov 2013
41%
39%
20%
Oct 2013
40%
41%
19%
Sep 2013
40%
43%
18%
Aug 2013
40%
43%
17%
Jul 2013
40%
43%
17%
Jun 2013
40%
41%
18%
May 2013
41%
43%
16%
Apr 2013
40%
40%
20%
Mar 2013
41%
41%
18%
Feb 2013
41%
43%
16%
Jan 2013
41%
42%
17%
Dec 2012
42%
41%
17%
Nov 2012
41%
41%
18%
Oct 2012
40%
44%
16%
Sep 2012
43%
39%
18%
Aug 2012
42%
39%
19%
Jul 2012
41%
41%
18%
Jun 2012
44%
38%
18%
May 2012
44%
38%
18%
Apr 2012
49%
33%
18%
Mar 2012
46%
36%
18%
Feb 2012
50%
34%
16%
Jan 2012
46%
35%
19%
Dec 2011
41%
39%
21%
Nov 2011
38%
41%
21%
Oct 2011
41%
40%
19%
Sep 2011
43%
38%
19%
Aug 2011
42%
40%
18%
Jul 2011
36%
44%
20%
Jun 2011
40%
43%
17%
May 2011
41%
39%
20%
Apr 2011
44%
39%
17%
Mar 2011
43%
40%
18%
Feb 2011
40%
42%
18%
Jan 2011
42%
42%
16%
Dec 2010
46%
38%
17%
Nov 2010
46%
36%
17%
Oct 2010
47%
34%
19%
Sep 2010
51%
31%
18%
Aug 2010
49%
32%
18%
Jul 2010
48%
32%
20%
Jun 2010
50%
29%
21%
May 2010
47%
35%
18%
Apr 2010
47%
34%
19%
Mar 2010
47%
34%
19%
Feb 2010
48%
34%
18%
Jan 2010
48%
35%
17%
Dec 2009
46%
32%
22%
Nov 2009
50%
31%
19%
Oct 2009
43%
35%
22%
Sep 2009
49%
34%
17%
Aug 2009
49%
33%
18%
Jul 2009
44%
36%
20%
Jun 2009
48%
35%
17%
May 2009
44%
40%
15%
Apr 2009
42%
39%
19%
Mar 2009
43%
36%
21%
Feb 2009
41%
39%
20%
Jan 2009
41%
40%
19%
Dec 2008
42%
39%
19%
Nov 2008
43%
40%
18%
Oct 2008
49%
30%
22%
Sep 2008
54%
27%
19%
Aug 2008
61%
24%
15%
Jul 2008
55%
29%
16%
Jun 2008
55%
31%
14%
May 2008
57%
25%
18%
Apr 2008
59%
27%
14%
Mar 2008
55%
29%
16%
Feb 2008
60%
24%
16%
Jan 2008
61%
24%
15%
Dec 2007
61%
23%
16%
Nov 2007
64%
20%
16%
Oct 2007
55%
32%
13%
Sep 2007
51%
33%
17%
Aug 2007
48%
34%
18%
Jul 2007
47%
34%
19%
Jun 2007
50%
31%
20%
May 2007
50%
35%
15%
Apr 2007
49%
34%
17%
Mar 2007
43%
39%
18%
Feb 2007
45%
39%
17%
Jan 2007
48%
36%
17%
Dec 2006
46%
37%
17%
Nov 2006
43%
35%
21%
Oct 2006
43%
37%
20%
Sep 2006
38%
44%
18%
Aug 2006
41%
43%
17%
Jul 2006
43%
42%
15%
Jun 2006
44%
39%
17%
May 2006
41%
42%
17%
Apr 2006
43%
38%
19%
Mar 2006
34%
47%
19%
Feb 2006
35%
49%
17%
Jan 2006
41%
44%
16%
Dec 2005
34%
48%
18%
Nov 2005
38%
46%
16%
Oct 2005
38%
45%
16%
Sep 2005
34%
48%
19%
Aug 2005
36%
48%
16%
Jul 2005
34%
52%
14%
Jun 2005
32%
51%
17%
May 2005
34%
52%
14%
Apr 2005
37%
51%
12%
Mar 2005
34%
55%
12%
Feb 2005
35%
52%
14%
Jan 2005
31%
58%
11%
Dec 2004
31%
56%
13%
Nov 2004
36%
51%
13%
Oct 2004
38%
51%
11%
Sep 2004
39%
50%
11%
Aug 2004
37%
51%
12%
Jul 2004
38%
50%
12%
Jun 2004
41%
46%
13%
May 2004
41%
44%
14%
Apr 2004
48%
40%
12%
Mar 2004
47%
40%
13%
Feb 2004
54%
33%
13%
Jan 2004
54%
37%
10%
Dec 2003
50%
37%
13%
Nov 2003
51%
35%
14%
Oct 2003
40%
46%
14%
Sep 2003
34%
50%
16%
Aug 2003
38%
47%
15%
Jul 2003
36%
49%
15%
May 2003
39%
47%
14%
Apr 2003
36%
48%
16%
Mar 2003
31%
56%
13%
Feb 2003
35%
50%
15%
Jan 2003
36%
50%
14%
Dec 2002
40%
47%
13%
Oct 2002
40%
43%
17%
Sep 2002
44%
37%
19%
Aug 2002
43%
42%
15%
Jul 2002
37%
47%
16%
Jun 2002
40%
40%
20%
May 2002
44%
44%
13%
Apr 2002
37%
47%
16%
Mar 2002
38%
43%
18%
Feb 2002
41%
43%
16%
Jan 2002
38%
43%
18%
Dec 2001
40%
42%
18%
Nov 2001
42%
41%
17%
Oct 2001
44%
39%
17%
Sep 2001
41%
39%
20%
Aug 2001
40%
40%
20%
Jul 2001
37%
42%
21%
Jun 2001
37%
42%
21%
May 2001
41%
41%
18%
Apr 2001
34%
46%
20%
Mar 2001
34%
48%
18%
Feb 2001
40%
43%
17%
Jan 2001
35%
46%
19%
Dec 2000
35%
45%
20%
Nov 2000
30%
51%
19%
Oct 2000
32%
52%
16%
Sep 2000
28%
52%
20%
Aug 2000
29%
51%
19%
Jul 2000
29%
53%
19%
Jun 2000
35%
45%
20%
May 2000
34%
43%
23%
Apr 2000
32%
49%
20%
Mar 2000
27%
52%
21%
Feb 2000
28%
52%
20%
Jan 2000
31%
49%
20%
Dec 1999
31%
51%
19%
Nov 1999
20%
65%
14%
Oct 1999
23%
63%
14%
Sep 1999
10%
76%
14%
Aug 1999
8%
82%
10%
Jul 1999
12%
76%
13%
Jun 1999
8%
77%
16%
May 1999
10%
70%
20%
Apr 1999
10%
75%
16%
Mar 1999
10%
78%
12%
Feb 1999
6%
80%
14%
Jan 1999
7%
78%
15%
Dec 1998
8%
76%
16%
Nov 1998
7%
78%
15%
Oct 1998
5%
77%
17%
Sep 1998
10%
75%
15%
Aug 1998
10%
75%
15%
Jul 1998
10%
72%
18%
Jun 1998
12%
73%
14%
May 1998
15%
67%
18%
Apr 1998
17%
65%
18%
Mar 1998
20%
61%
20%
Feb 1998
20%
59%
21%
Jan 1998
19%
59%
22%
Dec 1997
19%
60%
22%
Nov 1997
22%
56%
22%
Oct 1997
21%
59%
20%
Sep 1997
24%
59%
18%
Aug 1997
22%
58%
19%
Jun 1997
19%
67%
14%
May 1997
19%
62%
19%
Apr 1997
17%
66%
17%
Mar 1997
14%
68%
18%
Feb 1997
14%
69%
17%
Jan 1997
22%
63%
16%
Nov 1996
16%
60%
24%
Sep 1996
21%
58%
22%
Jul 1996
32%
45%
23%
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Levada Center. (November 1, 2024). Overall, do you think the country is moving in the right direction or going down the wrong path? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/226223/satisfaction-with-country-direction-in-russia/
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