In 2021, 63 percent of Russians stated in a survey that they regretted the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. The highest portion of those holding that opinion was recorded among the elderly population.
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Do you regret the dissolution of the USSR?
Characteristic
Yes
No
Difficult to answer
18-24 years
24%
54%
22%
25-39 years
43%
40%
17%
40-54 years
69%
24%
7%
55+ years
84%
14%
2%
Total
63%
28%
10%
0%25%50%75%100%125%
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Levada Center. (December 24, 2021). Do you regret the dissolution of the USSR? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 28, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1128057/russia-opinion-on-dissolution-of-the-ussr-by-age/
Levada Center. "Do you regret the dissolution of the USSR?." Chart. December 24, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 28, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1128057/russia-opinion-on-dissolution-of-the-ussr-by-age/
Levada Center. (2021). Do you regret the dissolution of the USSR?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 28, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1128057/russia-opinion-on-dissolution-of-the-ussr-by-age/
Levada Center. "Do You Regret The Dissolution of The Ussr?." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Dec 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1128057/russia-opinion-on-dissolution-of-the-ussr-by-age/
Levada Center, Do you regret the dissolution of the USSR? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1128057/russia-opinion-on-dissolution-of-the-ussr-by-age/ (last visited June 28, 2025)
Do you regret the dissolution of the USSR? [Graph], Levada Center, December 24, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1128057/russia-opinion-on-dissolution-of-the-ussr-by-age/
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