Over 70 percent of Russians expressed trust in their country's Armed Forces in September 2023. The trust decreased by seven percentage points from the previous year, when it stood at a record high. Furthermore, the share of respondents who trusted the Russian Armed Forces saw a steady increase between 2012 and 2015.
Level of trust in the Armed Forces of Russia from June 1994 to September 2023
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Sep 2023
72%
Aug 2022
77%
Aug 2021
61%
Aug 2020
66%
Sep 2019
63%
Sep 2018
66%
Sep 2017
69%
Sep 2016
60%
Sep 2015
64%
Sep 2014
53%
Sep 2013
43%
Oct 2012
39%
Oct 2011
34%
Oct 2010
36%
Oct 2009
37%
Sep 2007
30%
Sep 2006
26%
Sep 2005
30%
Sep 2004
27%
Sep 2003
28%
Sep 2002
28%
Sep 2001
33%
Sep 2000
35%
Sep 1999
35%
Sep 1998
28%
Sep 1997
28%
Jul 1996
27%
Nov 1995
24%
Jan 1995
24%
Jun 1994
37%
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The figures represent the share of respondents answering "Rather deserves trust" to the question "In your opinion, to what extent does the Army deserve trust?"
Survey characteristics refer to the latest survey.
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Levada Center. (October 12, 2023). Level of trust in the Armed Forces of Russia from June 1994 to September 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 20, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1334758/trust-in-the-russian-army/
Levada Center. "Level of trust in the Armed Forces of Russia from June 1994 to September 2023." Chart. October 12, 2023. Statista. Accessed September 20, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1334758/trust-in-the-russian-army/
Levada Center. (2023). Level of trust in the Armed Forces of Russia from June 1994 to September 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 20, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1334758/trust-in-the-russian-army/
Levada Center. "Level of Trust in The Armed Forces of Russia from June 1994 to September 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Oct 2023, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1334758/trust-in-the-russian-army/
Levada Center, Level of trust in the Armed Forces of Russia from June 1994 to September 2023 Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1334758/trust-in-the-russian-army/ (last visited September 20, 2024)
Level of trust in the Armed Forces of Russia from June 1994 to September 2023 [Graph], Levada Center, October 12, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1334758/trust-in-the-russian-army/
