Wednesday, April 6, 2016

A record number of Russians have ceased to believe in Putin’s victory over corruption – RBC

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin

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The Russians believe that in Russia the level of corruption is higher than in the West. The vast majority believe that all this evil power struck. The respondents do not believe that Putin will be able to eradicate bribery

Corruption in Russia than in Western countries, according to 36%. On the opposite question Levada Center sociologists asking to compare corruption in the Western countries with the situation in Russia, only 10% said that corruption in the West is much less than in Russia. Another 38% believe that these figures are comparable.

Sociologists in mid-February, questioned 1,600 people from 137 settlements. Since 2001, the number of those who believe that under President Putin scale theft hardly changed, reaching a peak in mid zero. Then, 26% believed that corruption has decreased. A recent survey showed that three-quarters of respondents say the growth of corruption.

The vast majority of Russians are against corruption in government. As follows from the survey by the Levada Center, 62% of respondents believe that it is absolutely unacceptable. Another 27% said that they can not tolerate the corruption of officials. 5% believe that this phenomenon can be tolerated or that bribes often required for business use. The remaining respondents were undecided. By the decision of the everyday problems through bribery, Russians are not so intolerant: they find it completely unacceptable 44%, 31% are not willing to put up with it. 10% believe that a bribe in this case is acceptable.

Fell the number of those who are undecided on the issue of involvement of Russian officials in corrupt practices. 87% believe that the officials somehow take bribes: 44% believe that a significant number of officials have violated the law, 18% believe that it did nearly all

A quarter of respondents said sociologists, that the Russian authorities fully. riddled with corruption. Another 51% believe that it happened to a large extent.

A quarter of those surveyed agreed with the statement that Putin will be able to succeed in the fight against corruption, having strong cleansing ranks top officials and toughening penalties for such crimes. A year ago, this was sure 31% of respondents. 44% believe that Putin will not be able to tackle corruption in the country, in spite of all his efforts. This is a record figure for the time that is given this question. 19% believe that Putin is difficult to fight against corruption, since he depends on corrupt officials.

26% believe that the President is fully responsible for the crimes of corruption of high-ranking officials. Another 40% believe that the president of the responsibility falls to a large extent. Over the last year, these figures were down in May 2015 following answers were given 37 and 43%, respectively,

Putin in the presentation of Russians is responsible for all the fight against corruption as he answers literally. in all spheres of life in the country, but to fight corruption, he can not, said the deputy director of the Levada center, Alexei Grazhdankin. “He has to do it, people are accustomed to, that he is responsible for everything. But it is impossible to change the climate and deal with snow and frost, so it is impossible to overcome and the economic and psychological climate, according to the Russians, “- said in a conversation with Grazhdankin RBC.

The complete eradication of corruption or in a substantial reduction in its scales believe 71% of Russians

Almost did not change the number of those who believe that the theft and corruption in the country has become more guidance than in the early 2000s:. so think about a third of respondents (32% vs. 30 .% last year)

on the results of the survey are not influenced released later investigation of corruption in Russia is the publication of the Russian branch of Transparency International about the proposed apartment Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin worth about half a billion rubles, the investigation Center for the study of corruption and organized crime (OCCRP) about partner Rotenberg Gregory Bayes, ostensibly to transfer property to women of Putin’s inner circle, and joint materials OCCRP and the International consortium of investigative journalism (ICIJ) of offshore companies associated with the “entourage of Putin,” and a number of Russian high-ranking politicians and officials.

The deputy general director of the Russian branch of Transparency International Ilya Shumanov sure that the latest anti-corruption publications “Panamanian archives” will affect the mood of the Russians. “The more often such cases are mentioned in public, the more people will respond to this information, which is reflected in the Corruption Perception Index”, – said in a conversation with Shumanov RBC. He believes that Russian opinion about Putin and his anti-corruption campaign as a whole will remain the same: excited last year, criminal cases against governors will add points to the president and journalists investigate a negative impact on its reputation.

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