The poll also seemed to reflect a sense of confusion about the role of Soviet power in the world.
And the polls seem to indicate that it is working.
The most recent broad poll of Russian public opinion seems to bear out this bleak assessment.
A recent poll seems to show that people feel holidays don't do them any good any more.
The polls seem to have mesmerized political reporters and editors.
"Every poll that comes in seems to be better than the one before."
The polls seemed to shock party leaders into stepping up their campaigning.
The polls would seem to indicate that Mervyn King might be wrong, and not for the first time.
The new poll seems to show that older people have been the most attentive to warnings about the health effects of cholesterol.
But the poll seemed to indicate that campaigning on programs and initiatives might not be enough.