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Since the spring of 1991, the CSPP has been involved in more than 100 nationwide sample surveys in post-Communist countries. Each round of surveys asks a common core of questions, a unique source for monitoring trends within nations, and comparisons across nations. All research questions and analyses are undertaken independently of government. The New Russia Barometer Surveys (NRB) comprise one series within the CSPP surveys. They have been conducted annually since 1992, and consist of interviews with a stratified representative nationwide sample of Russian adults. The interviews last approximately one hour, and collect information about political, economic and social attitudes and behaviour. Further information is available on the CSPP New Russia Barometer webpages.


The New Russia Barometer I-XVIII Trend Dataset, 1992-2009 contains trend data from eighteen NRB surveys. Trends looked at include the political, economic and social conditions during and after transformation on topics such as support for the political regime and undemocratic alternatives, being paid or not by employers, economic expectations and expectations of the future.

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Topics covered include:

• economic activity formal economy
• economic activity multiple economies
• income
• economic evaluations
• privatisation
• political evaluations
• voting
• former Soviet Union relations
• foreign policy
• social topics
• view of life
• health
• housing
• social structure