Majority of Russians view North Caucasus situation as 'explosive' - poll
Interfax | Aug. 16, 2010 | JRL 2010-155-17 - JRL Home
Moscow, 16 August: The majority of Russians are not expecting the situation in the North Caucasus to get worse, but the number of people feeling pessimistic about it is growing, sociologists have concluded.
Fifty-three per cent of Russians maintain that the situation in the North Caucasus republics of Chechnya, Dagestan and Ingushetia will not change over the next year, while another 14 per cent maintain that it will improve, Levada-Centre sociologists told Interfax on Monday (16 August), presenting the results of an all-Russian survey conducted between 23-26 July.
According to them, 15 per cent of people questioned this time gave pessimistic forecasts, which is 3 per cent higher than in March this year (2010). Furthermore, in the same period the number of those who believe that the situation in this part of Russia will get better this year has dropped from 22 to 14 per cent
According to sociological research, the number of Russians to date who perceive the present situation in the North Caucasus as "tense" or "potentially explosive" has increased from 70 per cent in March, to 74 per cent in August. Correspondingly, the number of those who believe it to be "tension-free" and "calm" has dropped from 22 to 16 per cent.
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