Gallup data on views of people in Russia\Georgia\Ukraine
There are interesting Gallup data on what people in Georgia and Ukraine think of those developments themselves. These are just some pieces of data, some popular lies in bold (you just cam skim through numbers/graphs, you’ll get the picture). It’s worth seeing to get a sense of what’s happening in the world now (politically):
1. How do “Ukrainians hate Russians and look for western support against Russia”
http://www.gallup.com/video/27178/Ukraine-Leadership.aspx
2. How do “Georgians support pro-western goals of their president, hate Russia and admire their current life in Georgia”:
http://www.gallup.com/poll/110602/Georgians-Look-Toward-Russia-Respect-Admiration.aspx
3. How do “Georgians admire a way democracy is developing in their country under Saakashvili/US leadership”:
http://www.gallup.com/poll/102628/Georgians-Value-Democracy-Political-Opposition.aspx
4. How do “Georgians and Ukrainians admire a way democracy is developing in their country under pro-western governments (compared to other former-USSR republics)”:
http://www.gallup.com/poll/106930/Former-Soviet-Populations-Value-Democracy.aspx
5. How do “Georgian and Ukrainian people are striving for quitting CIS and getting into NATO”:
http://www.gallup.com/poll/109894/Support-CIS-Partnerships-Strong-Even-Georgia.aspx
6. How do “Ukrainians support pro-western goals of their president”:
http://www.gallup.com/poll/110848/Ukrainians-May-Oppose-Presidents-ProWestern-Goals.aspx
http://www.gallup.com/poll/104356/Ukrainians-See-More-Value-Ties-Russia-Than-US.aspx
7. About “free speech patterns in Georgia”:
http://www.gallup.com/poll/107752/Fear-Hampers-Free-Speech-Former-Soviet-Nations.aspx
So, what do PEOPLE in Georgia and Ukraine think about all this? In links above you could find that:
1) 41% of people in Georgia are for close relationships with Russia and only 11% for close relationships with US (before criminal provocation in Ossetia)
2) Georgians consider living in Georgia under current regime as the worse living among all other former-USSR countries now
3) 37% of Georgians are dissatisfied with their so-called “democracy” and only 14% satisfied (worse result among CIS countries)
4) 1/3 of Georgians and Ukrainians think that CIS should be a single federal state, 1/3 – an economic union (like EU); Gallup do not even dare to ask people about joining NATO
5) Only 16% of Ukrainians approve US leadership, only 7% approve their own pro-US government, but majority (53%) approve Russian leadership
6) 55% of Georgians are afraid to openly express their political views…
I added Ukraine here as it’s seems to be the next source of crisis on Russian border. Please, check data below. I guess Gallup is in no way pro-Russian organization, and these data are not pro-Russian propaganda You’ll see that majority of population in Georgia and Ukraine are really pro-Russian and anti-Western/US. Then, what kind of “democracy” is that??? Who did need to provoke Russia in Ossetia to set Georgians against Russians??? Who needs Georgia and Ukraine to join NATO??? Who needs NATO rockets on Russian borders??? What kind of “free” and “objective” mass media do we have??? The answers are clear… but not that sweet…
