The document discusses the history of conflict between Russia and Chechnya from 1817 to 2005. It summarizes the two wars between Russia and Chechen separatists in 1994-1996 and 1999-2005. Public opinion polls in Russia showed initial support for military action but grew more negative as the wars dragged on and terrorist attacks occurred. By 2005, the conflict remained unresolved and economic issues had become more important to Russians than the war in Chechnya.

1. War in Chechnya in the eyes of Russians Ilya Ponomarev, April 2005

4. First War (1994-1996) What do you think of the decision for Russian troops to enter Chechnya? FOM (www.fom.ru), January 1995

5. First War (1994-1996) What do you think is most important – peace in Chechnya or Russia’s integrity? FOM (www.fom.ru), November 1996

6. First War (1994-1996) Do you approve Eltsyn’s decision to withdraw troops from Chechnya? FOM (www.fom.ru), November 1996

7. First War (1994-1996) How did your attitude towards general Lebed changed after signing peace agreement? FOM (www.fom.ru), September 1996

9. Second War (1999-???) How does war in Chechnya affects Putin’s ratings? FOM (www.fom.ru), June 2001

10. Second War (1999-???) How will decision to start peace negotiations affect your opinion about Putin? FOM (www.fom.ru), March 2000

11. Second War (1999-???) Worst events of year 2000 FOM (www.fom.ru), December 2000

12. Second War (1999-???) Personal Putin’s failures in 2000 FOM (www.fom.ru), December 2000

14. Second War (1999-???) What would be the consequences of the conflict in Chechnya? VCIOM (www.wciom.ru), March 2001

15. Second War (1999-???) How you can characterize current situation in Chechnya? Levada-Center (www.levada.ru), January 2005

16. Second War (1999-???) Do you think Russian authorities can achieve their objectives in Chechnya? Levada-Center (www.levada.ru), April 2004

17. Second War (1999-???) How will the Chechen presidential elections affect situation in the republic? ROMIR (www.romir.ru), August 2004

18. Second War (1999-???) Do you approve government actions in Chechnya? ROMIR (www.romir.ru), August 2004

20. Second War (1999-???) How do you see future of Chechnya? Levada-Center (www.levada.ru), January 2005

21. Maskhadov death What do you feel about Maskhadov been killed? FOM (www.fom.ru), March 2005

22. Maskhadov death How Maskhadov’s death will affect the situation in Chechnya? FOM (www.fom.ru), March 2005

23. Maskhadov death How Maskhadov’s death will affect the level of resistance in Chechnya? FOM (www.fom.ru), March 2005

24. Attitude towards Chechens Are Chechens the same people as Russians and have the same amount of civil rights? Levada-Center (www.levada.ru), December 2003

25. Attitude towards Chechens Do you hate Chechens? Levada-Center (www.levada.ru), December 2003

26. Attitude towards Chechens Are you afraid of Chechens? Levada-Center (www.levada.ru), December 2003

27. Attitude towards Chechens How shall we treat Chechens? Levada-Center (www.levada.ru), December 2003

28. Public opinion on terrorist attacks How would you assess the probability of new terrorist attacks? Levada-Center (www.levada.ru), January 2005

29. Public opinion on terrorist attacks Who is responsible for terrorist attacks in Russian cities? NBP (www.nbp-info.ru), October 2004, Urals region

30. Public opinion on terrorist attacks What to do in case of new taking hostages? Levada-Center (www.levada.ru), January 2005

31. Public opinion on terrorist attacks What do you think about proposal of Attorney General to take terrorists relatives as hostages? Levada-Center (www.levada.ru), January 2005

32. What to do? What shall Russia do now in Chechnya? Levada-Center (www.levada.ru), January 2005 Nord-Ost terrorist attack

33. What to do? What should government do in Chechnya? Levada-Center (www.levada.ru), October 2003

34. What to do? Can the government solve the problem of Chechen conflict? FOM (www.fom.ru), March 2005

35. Importance of Chechnya conflict in Russian politics What are the major problems in your life? Levada-Center (www.levada.ru), December 2004 Putin elected