Kyiv International Institute of Sociology conducted their own poll during the February 8-17, 2013 (using questions from surveys, which had been conducted in Russia, Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan). A joint analysis of all data has not been developed yet, thus, we provide results related to Ukraine only. 2032 respondents were interviewed; survey covered all regions of Ukraine (including the city of Kyiv) and Crimea; sample was random and representative for the population of Ukraine aged 18 years and older.

Statistical sampling error (with a probability of 0.95 and a design-effect 1.5) does not exceed: 3.3% for figures close to 50%

The study found that more than a third part of Ukrainians (37%) have negative attitude toward the personality of Stalin; positive attitude have about 22% of Ukrainians and careless - 28% of respondents. 

Answers to the question "How do you personally feel about J. Stalin? Distribute as follows:

• 16% of Ukrainians have respect to J. Stalin; 5% - sympathy; 2% - admiration;

• Equal share of population (16%) have hostile, angry and disgusting attitude; fear - 8% of respondents;

• There is observed significant difference in attitude toward J. Stalin depending on region: positive attitude prevails in the Eastern area (36%) and Southern region (27%), negative - in the West (64%) and Central region (39%);

• The least positive attitude to the figure of Stalin is found among young people aged 18-29 (16%), the most positive – among elderly people, 70 years and older - 35%. Besides, there is a feedback between age and indifferent attitude toward J. Stalin (see table below).

• The smallest number of people with positive attitude toward J. Stalin is found among people with higher education (19%); other educational groups 22% -25%.

Distribution of answers to the question: “Would you personally like to live and work in country with such leader as J. Stalin?“

• More than half of Ukrainians (53%) would confidently not want to live with such a state leader like J. Stalin; 20% of respondents answered "probably not"; absolute minority of respondents wants to live with such a state leader like Stalin (6%); "probably yes" was an answer of 9% of those who participated in the survey. The biggest number of those who are willing to live with such state leader like J. Stalin, is concentrated in the East - 26%, the smallest one – in the West (5%).

Answers to the question "To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements about J. Stalin?" are distributed as follows:

• J. Stalin is considered to be a wise leader, who had made the Soviet Union a powerful and prosperous country by 34% (12% in the West and 48% in the East) of respondents; the number of those who disagree with this statement is 47%.

• J. Stalin was a cruel, inhuman tyrant, guilty in killing of millions of innocent people: 74% of the population believes in the above; 13% disagree with this. 88% of respondents who agree, are found in the West, 63% - in the East (63%).

• Our nation can not do without such a leader like J. Stalin, who can establish order all over the country: 27% of the population agree with the above; 57% - disagree with this. The biggest part of those who agree lives in the East (36%), the smallest - in the West (9%).

Application

How do you personally feel about the J. Stalin?

Ukraine in general and four macro-regions

By age:

By level of education:

Would you personally like to live and work in country with such leader as J. Stalin?

"To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements about J. Stalin?"

J. Stalin is a wise leader, who made the Soviet Union a powerful and prosperous country.

J. Stalin was a cruel, inhuman tyrant, guilty in killing of millions of innocent people.

Our nation can not do without such a leader like J. Stalin, who can establish order all over the country.