DUSHANBE, December 6, 2012, Asia-Plus — Russian nationals consider Tajikistan the least stable and successful country within the CIS area, a study carried out by the All-Russian Center for the Study of Public Opinion (VCIOM) says.
The study was carried out by the VCIOM specialists on November 24-26 and 1,600 people from 138 population aggregates in 46 oblasts (regions) of the Russian Federation were surveyed.
98% of those surveyed consider Tajikistan, Moldova and Turkmenistan unreliable partners within the CIS area.
Georgia was named the least reliable partner; only one persons of those surveyed consider that it is possible to deal with Georgia.
Belarus and Kazakhstan were named the most reliable partners – 46 and 38 percent respectively. Belarus and Kazakhstan were also named as the most successful and stable countries – 445 and 33 percent respectively.
Russian nationals trust most Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko (34 percent) and Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev (31 percent). They are followed by Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich — 12 percent, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev — 5 percent), Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan and Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambayev – 3 percent each.
Only two percent of those surveyed trust Tajik President Emomali Rahmon, Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and Uzbek President Islam Karimov.
The least attractive presidents are Nicolae Timofti of Moldova and Mikhail Saakashvili of Georgia. Only one percent of those surveyed trust them.
All-Russian Center for the Study of Public Opinion, or VCIOM, established in 1987, and called All-Union Center for the Study of Public Opinion till 1992, is the oldest polling institution in the post-Soviet space and is one of the leading sociological and market research companies in Russia.
The state-owned and government-run institution is accountable to the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs.
VCIOM is the oldest sociological company in the post-Soviet area. It was established in 1987 under the decree issued by VCSPS (All-Union Central Council of Trade Unions) and USSR State Committee of Labor as All-Union Public Opinion Research Center (in 1992 renamed as – Russian Public Opinion Research Center). VCIOM conducts “full cycle” marketing, social and political research – from instrument design and data collection to analysis and presentation of findings to the clients.
VCIOM holds the status of scientific institution and publishes its own journal “Monitoring of Public Opinion: Economic and Social Changes,” oversees the work of its Department at the State University- Higher School of Economics and the work of its Research Center at the Russian State Social University. VCIOM also holds regular meetings of its Expert Council, which involves the leading Russian sociologists
