Former USSR

Russians’ Confidence Crumbles With Economy

Majorities forecast higher unemployment, worse standards of living

October 14, 2009
Gallup surveys conducted before and after the global economic crisis last year show a sharp 35-percentage point drop in Russian consumer confidence as the economy suffered its worst decline in a decade. Eight in 10 Russians (79%) join Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in worrying about higher unemployment.More ...

Georgians Mixed on New Elections

During protests, support for president’s ouster strongest in Tbilisi

August 31, 2009
Amid daily protests in May, a Gallup Poll shows Georgians were mixed on whether a new election should be called. Residents overall were more likely to oppose (44%) than favor (35%) the idea, but there were stark differences between Georgians at the epicenter of the demonstrations and those elsewhere.More ...

Georgians Favor Ongoing Cooperation Among CIS Countries

But few believe alliance’s current structure should be maintained

August 25, 2009
Despite Georgia’s recent withdrawal from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), two-thirds of Georgians interviewed in May expressed the need for cooperation among some or all CIS member countries. However, few Georgians favored maintaining the CIS in its current form.More ...

Georgians’ Attitudes Toward Russia Less Friendly Since War

More Georgians favor close relations with United States, European Union

August 12, 2009
Gallup Polls suggest that the war last year in South Ossetia may have been a tipping point in recent Georgian-Russian relations. Less than half of Georgians (47%) now say that their country has to have good relations with Russia by all means -- down from 64% before the war.More ...

Approval Ratings in Ukraine, Russia Highlight Differences

Worldwide low 4% of Ukrainians approve of their country’s leadership

July 31, 2009
Marking a worldwide low, 4% of Ukrainians approve of their country’s leadership, and the leadership of the country’s president and prime minister do not fare well separately. In contrast, 56% of Russians approve of their country’s leadership and are even more approving of the country’s president and prime minister.More ...

Moldova’s Recount Highlights Troubled Election Process

Just 22% of Moldovans are confident in the honesty of their elections

May 6, 2009
Following political violence and protests in Moldova in April, Gallup reveals that Moldovans report less confidence in their elections and their media than citizens in several Former Soviet Union countries where Gallup surveyed.More ...

Amid Rallies, Tbilisi Residents Express Desire for Change

Forty-two percent favor a new presidential election

April 15, 2009
A Gallup/IPM survey conducted in Tbilisi, Georgia, since the start of mass rallies demanding the resignation of President Mikheil Saakashvili finds 42% of respondents in favor of calling a new presidential election, 25% opposed, and 33% unsure or unwilling to say.More ...

Georgia Rallies Highlight Frustration With Elections, Media

Support for Saakashvili appears to be fading

April 9, 2009
With mass demonstrations in Georgia demanding the resignation of President Mikheil Saakashvili, Gallup reveals that in 2008, only 34% of Georgians expressed confidence in their elections and 42% expressed confidence in the quality and integrity of the media.More ...

For Russians, Link Between Democracy and the West

Association between free markets, democracy, and Western nations

February 11, 2009
Forty percent of Russians say they would choose for their country a political system similar to the Soviet one but more democratic and market-based, more than choose any other option. Among Russians, Gallup also finds an association between free market economies and Western-style democracy.More ...

In Western Europe, More Partners Than Bosses

Work partnerships improve satisfaction and productivity

January 30, 2009
Across 29 European countries, Northern and Western Europeans are more likely than their counterparts in former communist nations to say their supervisor treats them more as a partner than a boss. Gallup also finds that such partnerships correspond to higher job satisfaction and higher productivity.More ...
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