Polls: citizens of Russia have a positive attitude towards the Soviet symbolics
According to a survey conducted by the Russian center for the study of the opinions of a large number of citizens (VTSIOM), the overwhelming majority of Russian citizens have a Positive attitude to Soviet symbolism, for example, the sickle and the hammer and a red five-pointed star. "So, Rather Positively to the sickle and hammer is 73% of Russian citizens, but Rather the Negative - only every tenth citizen of Russia (11%). 't know what the hammer and sickle - one in twenty respondents (6%). Presumably the same relationship is observed to another Soviet symbol - a red five-pointed star. Rather Positively it includes 66% of Russian citizens, and the Negative - only 11% of respondents. Not know what it means red five-pointed star already every tenth citizen of Russia (10%) ", - notified on the Internet office of the polls. It is noted that if the Soviet characters well known to the Russians, and to them they have a Positive attitude, religious, international and foreign characters are citizens of Russia or perceive worse, or just Not know about them. Positively to the character of the UN is almost half of Russian citizens (44%). At the same time 17% of respondents are of this character Rather Negative. Not aware of what the symbol means UN every fourth citizen of Russia (24%). The Muslim Crescent is perceived Positively only 41% of citizens of Russia, and Negatively it is perceived slightly less than one in four respondents (23%). Not know what it means Muslim Crescent every fifth citizen of Russia (19%). Along with this, only every third citizen of Russia (32%) relates Positively to the six-pointed star of David symbol. Negatively perceives star presumably a similar number of respondents - 28%. Don't know what it means for the star of David every fifth Respondent (22%). Coat of arms of Ukraine is perceived more Positively than a quarter of Russian citizens (27%). Negatively to the coat of arms belongs only every third Respondent (34%). 't know, what does the coat of Arms of Ukraine 23% of Russian citizens. Found it difficult to answer 16% of the respondents. The most unique is the attitude of Russian citizens to the swastika. Negatively to the swastika is part of the overwhelming majority of Russian citizens (74%), appreciated the swastika only 8% of respondents. Doesn't know what the swastika means 7% of the respondents. The survey was conducted on may 2-3. It was attended by 1,600 people in 130 settlements in 46 regions, territories and republics of Russia. The statistical error does Not exceed 3, 5%.