* Survey results are based on national samples.
Lithuania: Date of survey: March 23, 2011 to April 7, 2011. Sample Size: 750.
Russia: Date of survey: March 21, 2011 to April 4, 2011. Sample Size: 1,000.
Ukraine: Date of survey: March 22, 2011 to April 7, 2011. Sample Size: 1,000.
During the survey, this question was posed as follows: "Some feel that we should rely on a democratic form of government to solve our country's problems. Others feel that we should rely on a leader with a strong hand to solve our country's problems. Which comes closer to your opinion?"
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Public opinion on Democracy in Lithuania, Ukraine and Russia 1991 and 2011
This survey shows results of a survey regarding the public opinion on Democracy in Lithuania, Ukraine and Russia in 1991 and 2011. In 1991, 51 percent of russian respondents stated that one should rely on a democratic form of government in order to solve the country's problems. 2 decades later the percentage dropped to 32 percent.
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