Almost half of Ukrainians polled view the Revolution of Dignity, which occurred in Ukraine in late 2013 through early 2014, as a deliberate struggle to protect their rights, according to a poll by the SOCIOINFORM Ukrainian Centre for Public Opinion Research.
According to results of the survey, dubbed “Five years later: Ukrainian’s attitude to Maidan,” 49% of respondents believe that the essence of the Revolution of Dignity was a conscious struggle to protect rights, a struggle for independence – 35%, a coup supported by the opposition – 17 percent, a coup with the support of the West – 15 percent, the result of agreements of the oligarchic circles of Ukraine – 13% and a struggle between East and West – 5 percent.
Asked why people went to Maidan, some 38 percent of respondents said the usurpation of power, while 28% said it was because of the deterioration of the economic situation. Some 55% of those polled said the reason for the mass protests was the beating of students, while 47% said the cause was rejection of Ukraine’s European integration (by the government).
Some 52% of respondents said they supported Maidan.
The survey was conducted on December 15-19, 2018 by the SOCIOINFORM Ukrainian Centre for Public Opinion Research commissioned by the National Museum of the Revolution of Dignity. Some 2,000 people were polled.
