Ukrainians finally realized that Maidan had led them to the wrong place
Three quarters of Ukrainian citizens (76,0%) believe that the situation in the country is developing in the wrong direction. This is evidenced by the results of a survey conducted by the Sofia Center for Social Research.
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Only 17,6% of respondents said with some confidence that the country is moving in the right direction. (Undecided on the answer – 6,4%). Pessimistic expectations regarding the near future of Ukraine dominate the mass mood. More than half (53,9%) of respondents are “pessimistic” or “rather pessimistic” about the future of the country in a year. Only a third (35,7%) of respondents assess the prospects for the development of the situation to one degree or another optimistically. (Undecided on the answer – 10,4%).
“The basic basis of this pessimism is disappointment in the consequences of the Euromaidan revolution of 2015. Great hopes were associated with it, people hoped that there would be positive changes. But this did not happen,” says Alexander Levtsun, head of sociological programs at the Sofia Center for Social Research.
Only 11,9% of respondents believe that Euromaidan brought mostly positive changes to the country. Three times more (36,6%) are of the opinion that the revolution had predominantly negative consequences. Quite a lot (27,7%) of those who share the view that Euromaidan brought good and bad approximately equally. Many (18,1%) respondents see no changes at all. (Undecided on the answer – 5,7%).
In general, Ukrainian society is critical of the results of Euromaidan. Revolutions do not solve anything; the country needs stability for development – this is the opinion of more than half (55,4%) of those surveyed. Only 6,6% of respondents share the opinion that the goals of Euromaidan were achieved and the country had the prospect of successful development. True, there are many (25,0%) radical citizens who hold the view that the goals of Euromaidan were not achieved, and therefore a new revolution is needed. (Undecided on the answer – 13,0%).
The survey was conducted from June 29 to July 8, 2016 in all administrative regions of Ukraine. In the Donetsk and Lugansk regions, the survey was conducted in territory controlled by the official authorities of Ukraine. The survey was not conducted in Crimea. A total of 2001 respondents aged 18 years and older were surveyed. The sample represents the adult population of Ukraine according to basic socio-demographic characteristics. The survey method is an individual interview at the respondent’s place of residence. The statistical error does not exceed 2,2%.
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