PUBLIC OPINION AND POLITICAL DECISIONS. NOTES ON THE MARGINS OF THE RUSSIAN SPRING
Journal: Monitoring obŝestvennogo mneniâ: èkonomičeskie i socialʹnye peremeny
Year: 2014

The article considers the increasing role of the public opinion surveys in the decision-making process and political programs` development. The reconnection of Crimea and Sevastopol case study is analyzed using the data of the mega poll conducted by VCIOM and Public Opinion Foundation as well as the Russian president’s comments concerning the question of Crimea. The study is based on the retrospective method: the author provides examples of how the survey data has influenced the decision-making