Posted on 11/11/2005 6:49:20 AM PST by Lukasz
MOSCOW, November 10 (RIA Novosti) - Russian people described Belarusian and Kazakh presidents, Alexander Lukashenko and Nursultan Nazarbayev, as the most popular political leaders in the neighboring countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).
According to a survey conducted by the Expert Community national institute, 52% of respondents favored Lukashenko, who the U.S. State Department has branded "the last dictator in Europe" and whose country now faces the possibility of sanctions being imposed by the European Union. A total of 47% opted for Nazarbayev, who has something of a reputation in Western countries as a strongman reformer overseeing a vibrant economy.
The two presidents are followed by Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko (23%), who was brought to power by the "orange revolution" in winter 2004, and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev (14%), the son of Heidar Aliyev, who had been at the helm of the country for more than thirty years when he died in 2003. The other CIS leaders won less than 10%.
According to the survey, Lukashenko and Nazarbayev are more popular with older respondents, whereas Yushchenko won more sympathy with young people.
The research was conducted in 27 cities of Russia in October, and polled 1,600 people.
According to the survey, Lukashenko and Nazarbayev are more popular with older respondents, whereas Yushchenko won more sympathy with young people.
Look like there is a little lighthouse in the desert of ignorance.
Sadaam was popular too, granted if you didn't like him you could be killed. Hell if you DID like him that could get you killed too.
This poll, it is opinion of the Russian people about the foreign leaders from the CIS. So there is no comparison with Saddam.
If so it was conducted in St Petersburg and Moscow alone.
Sadam in fact was popular in Russia, mostly because the media painted him as a nice guy in the veign of Casto and Stalin.
It looks to me like 52% of Russians favored Luka...not just an opinion of the sentiment in Belarus. As the article said, mostly older Russians who are pining for the USSR.
Did you read the first sentence of the article?
Nonsense.
I did, and it still seems like a snapshot of the opinions of the respondents.
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