Was withdrawal of Soviet troops from Eastern Europe too hasty?
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MOSCOW. Dec 9 (Interfax) – Polling conducted by the Russian Public Opinion Research Center (VCIOM) in July found that 42% of respondents disagreed that the withdrawal of Soviet troops from Eastern European countries was premature.
The poll found 30% believed that it was hasty of the Soviet Union to withdraw troops, and 28% were undecided.
The poll covered 2,798 people. The statistical error is 3%.