... why was such fatal accident needed by the EU leaders to impose serious measures on Russia for its involvement in Ukraine? Why weren’t stronger sanctions eventually imposed previously? Political economy consideration evaluating the influence that public opinion and interest groups have in conditioning politicians –who enact policies with the aim of being reelected, are crucial to answer those questions.
Where All Started: General Consideration on the EU
First of all, let me start with ...
... Russian Attitudes towards Different Countries. November 21–24, 2014.
(in Russian)
Other sociological services have also noted an improvement in the attitudes of Russian people towards Georgia over the past few years. According to the
Russian Public Opinion Research Center WCIOM
, 25 per cent of people surveyed in 2008 included Georgia in the list of countries with which Russia has intense hostile relations. By 2014, this number had dropped to 1 per cent. And we are talking about a sudden ...
This Viewpoint column showcases the insights of Valery Fedorov, Director of the Russian Public Opinion Research Center (WCIOM), who spoke with RIAC Web Portal Editor Maria Smekalova about the credibility of polls, Russia’s enemies and the role of the media and social networks in shaping the views of Russians, as well as the latter’s ...