Survey of Russian Elites: 1993-2012 [Moscow, Russia]

The Survey of Russian Elites contains two datasets. Dataset one contains data from the year 1999. Dataset two reflects the years 1993, 1995, 1999, 2004, 2008, 2012. These data were collected as part of a larger study of mass-elite interactions in post-Soviet Russia. Questions asked pertain to the links between the domestic political economy and foreign policy perspectives. Both datasets focus on international relationships, security concerns, foreign policy, domestic politics and Economic concerns. Respondents were asked their opinions about the national interests of Russia, the role of military force in international relations, political closeness with other countries, attitudes about expansion, the most likely threats to the stability and security of the country, establishing order in Russia, and how closely Russia should follow the route of developed countries in the future. Questions that focused on foreign policy asked respondents to rate their own influence on the decision-making process, how they learned about world and domestic events, how often they discussed such events with friends or family members, how great a threat the United States represented, attitudes toward military aid to other countries, the expansion of NATO, the importance of various foreign policy goals, the power and role of various state organizations in influencing foreign policy, and the legality of using military force. Questions that focused on national issues included attitudes about cutting expenditures in certain social and economic spheres, the rights of individuals versus the rights of society, the role of competition, the responsibility of government to its citizens, democracy, and which political system fits Russia best. Respondents were also asked about Russia and its relations with other countries (e.g., Ukraine, Belarus, Japan, China), their attitudes about the economic environment and opening a business, feelings about work, different types of groups in the society, and their opinions about future economic conditions. Demographic items include nationality, education levels, occupations of the respondent and other family members, sex, age, country of birth, marital status, language spoken in the home, income level, household composition, political party affiliation, religion, military service affiliation, and area of work.

《俄罗斯精英调查》包含两个数据集。数据集一收录了1999年的数据。数据集二涵盖了1993年、1995年、1999年、2004年、2008年、2012年。这些数据作为对后苏联俄罗斯大规模精英互动的更大规模研究的一部分而收集。调查中的问题涉及国内政治经济与外交政策视角之间的联系。两个数据集均聚焦于国际关系、安全关切、外交政策、国内政治以及经济问题。受访者被问及他们对俄罗斯国家利益的看法、军事力量在国际关系中的作用、与其他国家的政治亲近程度、对扩张的态度、对国家稳定与安全最可能的威胁、在俄罗斯建立秩序的看法，以及俄罗斯未来应多大程度上追随发达国家的路线。针对外交政策的问题要求受访者评估自己在决策过程中的影响力、他们是如何了解国内外事件的、他们与朋友或家人讨论此类事件的频率、美国代表的威胁程度、对向其他国家提供军事援助的态度、北约的扩张、各种外交政策目标的重要性、各种国家组织在影响外交政策中的权力和作用，以及使用军事力量的合法性。针对国家问题的调查包括对削减某些社会和经济领域支出的态度、个人权利与社会权利之间的权利、竞争的作用、政府对其公民的责任、民主以及最适合俄罗斯的政治制度。受访者还被问及俄罗斯及其与其他国家（如乌克兰、白俄罗斯、日本、中国）的关系，他们对经济环境、创业的看法，对工作的感受，社会中的不同群体类型，以及他们对未来经济条件的看法。人口统计学项目包括国籍、教育水平、受访者和其他家庭成员的职业、性别、年龄、出生国家、婚姻状况、家庭使用的语言、收入水平、家庭构成、政党归属、宗教、军事服务关系以及工作领域。