Survey

Part Three

The third part deals with Russia and USA relations.

The survey was carried out in the autumn 2007, months before the conflict over South Ossetia in the Caucasus.
More students, 49%, believed that the USA and Russia were partners. 39% had the opposite opinion.
51 students out of 100 considered the USA as a good country. Overall, 75% had a positive or neutral attitude. 23% had a negative one.
77 respondents did not support the US foreign policy and 92 thought the war in Iraq was not justified.
78 students considered the USA as an aggressive country and 71 called President George W. Bush aggressive as well.

In private talks most students consider the USA responsible for cooled relations between the countries. Fewer students believe that Russia is to blame although they realize that the tension can be triggered by the increased role/power of Russia. Using other words there is a "clash of interests".

12	Are the USA and Russia partners?	Yes	No	Your answer
12	Are the USA and Russia partners?	49	39	Not always (10) Don't know (2)
13	What do you think of the USA?	Good country	Bad country	Your answer	No answer
13	What do you think of the USA?	51	20	Normal (19) A very free country (1) I don't know (4) Fools (1) Enemy (2)	2
14	Do you support the US foreign policy?	Yes	No	No answer
14	Do you support the US foreign policy?	22	77	1
15	Is the ongoing war in Iraq justified?	Yes	No	No idea
15	Is the ongoing war in Iraq justified?	6	92	2
16	Is the USA an aggressive country?	Yes	No
16	Is the USA an aggressive country?	78	22
17	Is George Bush an aggressive politician?	Yes	No	No idea
17	Is George Bush an aggressive politician?	71	27	2