1
The number of Russians who positively evaluate the
influence
of different historical periods on the development of
Russia, different generations, in %
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Historical period Age groups (years) Total
Under 30 31-50 Over 50
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Reforms of the early
20th century (introduction
of elements of the
constitutional regime,
the creation of a class
of prosperous rural
owners, transition to
the gold rouble) 83.2 81.7 71.9
78.9
The 1917 October
Revolution 36.1 43.6 52.6 44.1
New Economic
Policy (1920s) 57.4 66.4 65.2 63.0
The industrialisation drive
(late 1920s-1930s) 78.3 85.5 87.2 83.7
The collectivisation campaign
(late 1920s-1930s) 31.6 39.5 48.1 39.7
The "thaw" of the
early 1960s 76.8 76.9 76.6 76.8
The stagnation period
(1970s-early 1980s) 32.0 44.4 48.4 41.6
Perestroika 1985-1990 37.8 29.5 21.7 29.7
Transition to a market
economy (1991-1999) 60.9 42.1 27.8 43.6
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The people's attitude to perestroika and market reforms of
the 1990s is more complicated. Positive evaluations of that
period did not reach 50% in any of the educational groups (see
Table 2).
Table
2
The number of Russians who negatively evaluate the
influence
of different historical periods on the development of
Russia, different generations, in %
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Historical period Age groups (years) Total
Under 30 31-50 Over 50
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Reforms of the early
20th century (introduction
of elements of the
constitutional regime,
the creation of a class
of prosperous rural
owners, transition to
the gold rouble) 12.3 14.7 21.1
16.0
The 1917 October
Revolution 62.4 54.6 45.1 54.0
New Economic Policy
(1920s) 39.1 30.3 29.4 32.9
The industrialisation drive
(late 1920s-1930s) 19.8 12.6 10.0 14.1
The collectivisation campaign
(late 1920s-1930s) 65.6 58.7 48.9 57.7
The "thaw" of the
early 1960s 19.4 20.0 21.0 20.1
The stagnation period
(1970s-early 1980s) 65.4 52.8 48.4 55.5
Perestroika 1985-1990 60.9 68.4 76.2 68.5
Transition to a market
economy (1991-1999) 36.8 55.8 69.5 54.0
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