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_This survey was carried out January 23–29, 2020 with a representative sample of all Russian urban and rural residents. The sample comprised 1603 people age 18 or older from 137 localities

in 50 regions of the Russian Federation. The survey was conducted as a personal interview in respondents’ homes. The answer distribution is presented as percentages of the number of

participants along with data from previous surveys. _ _The statistical error of these studies for a selection of 1600 people (with a probability of 0.95) does not exceed: _ _3.4% for

indicators around 50% 2.9% for indicators around 25%/75% 2.0% for indicators around 10%/90% 1.5% for indicators around 5%/95%_ IN YOUR OPINION, WHAT ROLE DO THE FOLLOWING PLAY IN RUSSIA?

_(AVERAGE SCORE ON A FIVE-POINT SCALE: FROM “1” (“VIRTUALLY NONE”) TO “5” (“A VERY IMPORTANT ONE”); RANKED IN DESCENDING ORDER ACCORDING TO JANUARY 2020 )_   Jan. 01 Jan. 02 Jan. 04 Jan. 06

Feb. 08 Jan. 10 Jan. 12 Jan. 14 Jan. 16 Feb. 19 JAN. 20 The president 3.9 4.12 4.11 3.99 4.51 4.03 3.87 4.21 4.57 4.24 4.32 The armed forces 3.28 3.25 3.26 3.21 3.62 3.46 3.42 3.39 4.09 4.14

4.14 The FSB and other intelligence services 3.21 3.21 – 3.5 3.78 3.55 3.61 3.54 4.03 3.84 3.97 The presidential administration 2.9 2.84 – 3.42 3.96 3.6 3.51 3.58 3.93 3.61 3.6 The

government 3.53 3.48 3.48 3.41 3.84 3.7 3.61 3.47 3.71 3.55 3.58 The Office of the Public Prosecutor 2.9 3.08 – 3.14 3.43 3.35 3.26 3.31 3.52 3.39 3.44 Newspapers, radio, television 3.52

3.57 3.48 3.49 3.43 3.32 3.36 3.4 3.47 3.48 3.41 “Oligarchs,” bankers, financiers 3.79 3.78 3.89 3.71 3.58 3.66 3.63 3.66 3.72 3.58 3.4 Judicial institutions 2.8 2.73 – 3.06 3.27 3.16 3.17

3.2 3.33 3.28 3.31 Governers 3.42 3.25 3.32 3.23 3.47 3.28 3.18 3.24 3.36 3.27 3.28 The police – – – – – 2.99 3.1 3.11 3.26 3.26 3.26 The Federation Council 2.99 3 3.1 3.11 3.41 3.18 3.1

3.15 3.45 3.23 3.24 The State Duma 2.81 2.9 3.01 2.95 3.29 3.16 3.06 3.05 3.31 3.24 3.24 The Church, religious organizations 2.91 3.08 2.92 2.89 3.04 3.16 3.04 3.13 3.26 3.11 3.1 Directors

of major industrial enterprises, associations 3.35 3.28 3.4 3.11 3.27 3.09 3.1 3.16 3.19 3.12 3.08 Political parties 2.69 2.68 2.82 2.75 3.04 2.81 2.81 2.7 2.93 2.91 2.87 Nonprofit

organizations – – – – – – – – – 2.53 2.42 Labor unions 1.95 1.85 1.97 1.91 2.01 1.91 1.91 2.12 2.1 2.04 2.02 – not mentioned in the list of possible answers. _Translated by Middlebury

Institute of International Studies at Monterey (formerly Monterey Institute of International Studies)._ _The ANO Levada Center has been included in the registry of non-commercial

organizations acting as foreign agents. Read the Director of the Levada Center’s statement of disagreement with this decision __here__._