If you watched the presidential performance, which ideas and proposals did you like/dislike and remember most? Name two or three of them, please. (open-ended question, not more than three answers in each column, % of those who watched the Presidential Address or found out about it on the news)

I liked

I disliked

Healthcare  system (investment into the healthcare system; decrease in prices for medicines)

12

Attitude towards price increase, inflation (the president is given outdated inflation data, and he reads  them out)

1

Education (back to the Soviet educational system; more schools and kindergartens should be built)  

11

Foreign policy  (he said that enemies were all around; few things were told about our neighbors – Ukraine, Belorussia, Armenia; too much attention to foreign policy; too many hopes for Trump)

1

Foreign policy (fence-mending strategy with the U.S.; strengthening Russia’s position abroad)

9

Fight against corruption (nothing but words about corruption)

1

Fight against corruption (no public show should be made out of criminal cases)

8

Social policy (few attention to health issues, pensioners; maternity problems)  

1

Social policies (social support for population)

7

Wrong representation of the population’s income (budget workers have low salaries)

1

Economy / way out of crisis (program of economic development)

6

Imposition of taxes (increase of tax rates)

1

Country’s military capacity / army (army should be modernized)

5

Ideas look like slogans; too few details  

1

Upswing of agriculture / Upswing of industry

4

I liked everything

8

Internal policies  (his focus on internal policy, not on foreign policy; more attention to the problems of the country)

4

Other

3

Social well-being (increase of salaries for budget workers; improvements in living standards)

2

Don’t know

84

Development of science and technologies (modernization of science and technology; researchers should be occupied with their scientific activities)  

2

Environmental issues  (landfills; Russian Year of Environment; elimination of landfills)

2

Fight against terrorism  (against ISIL, militants)

2

War in Syria, help (He thanked the military forces for their operations against Syrian terrorists and providing help to civilians)

2

Nation building / patriotism (unity of people)

2

Pension (what was said about pensioners; next year pensions will be indexed)

2

Development of small business (He extended the time for entrepreneurs to develop their business)

2

Failure of authority to act on the spot (authorities should communicate more with people; give similar instructions to deputies and public officials)

1

Housing and Utilities (they should be controlled)

1

Urban development, amenities in rural area and yards

1

Taxes

1

Roads / parking lots / transport

1

Housing problems (More housing for the military; they promised to provide people with housing)

1

Price increase / Fight against inflation (development of regions)

1

Culture (about culture; it should be developed; more assistance)  

1

Banking (reduction of mortgage interest)

1

Sport /Fighting against doping (he condemned the decision to ban athletes from participating in the Paralympics)

1

Nothing; I disliked everything

1

I liked everything

2

Other

4

Don’t know

48