Teaching Comparative Government and Politics

Thursday, October 15, 2009

It's not just Americans

Russians Say Medvedev Acts on Putin’s Orders
A large majority of people in Russia think president Dmitry Medvedev governs under the influence of former president and current prime minister Vladimir Putin, according to a poll by the Yury Levada Analytical Center. 67 per cent of respondents say Medvedev conducts policy guided by Putin...

Polling Data

Do you think Dmitry Medvedev conducts policy in an independent fashion, or does he act under the influence of Vladimir Putin and his inner circle?

In an independent fashion 20%
Under the influence of Putin 67%
Hard to answer 13%

Source: Yury Levada Analytical Center 
Methodology: Interviews with 1,600 Russian adults, conducted from Sept. 18 to Sept. 21, 2009. No margin of error was provided.


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