By 1993, Boris Yeltsin had roughly a 10% popularity rate.

What we found

Contradicts. A March 1993 NYT report says Yeltsin's rating rose from 30 to 36 percent in recent public opinion polls.[3]

Contradicts. In the April 25, 1993 referendum, 58.5% of voters expressed confidence in Yeltsin, and 52.8% supported his economic policy.[1]

Contradicts. Polls reported in April 1993 put Yeltsin's overall approval around 60%, with pollsters describing his ratings as rising.[4]

Context. A CBS poll cited in a 1995 article reported that 17% rated Yeltsin's job as good or excellent in April 1993. This is the lowest 1993 figure in the sources and is measured differently from general popularity.[5]

Context. Yeltsin's ratings fell to about 6% by 1999 and to as low as 2–4% when he left office, so the claimed 10% figure better matches the late-1990s decline than 1993.[1][2][6]

Sources

6 sources: 2 primary, 1 tier 2, 3 not rated

1. 1Boris Yeltsincs.ccsu.edu · primary source · cited for: contradicts, context
2. 2(PDF) The Popularity of Russian Presidents - Academia.eduacademia.edu · primary source · cited for: context
3. 3CRISIS IN MOSCOW; Muscovites Answer Yeltsin, And Their Verdict ...nytimes.com · tier 2 · cited for: contradicts
4. 4Russians Discouraged but Won't Turn Back, Polls Findlatimes.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts
5. 5Yeltsin loses out on home frontscmp.com · not rated · cited for: context
6. 6Boris Yeltsin - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org · not rated · cited for: context

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