Sociologists from Russia and Ukraine measured mutual love and hatred in the two countries
In Ukraine, 44% of citizens have positive feelings towards Russia (this figure has increased compared to last year), 37% have negative feelings. In Russia, only 25% have a positive attitude towards Ukraine (the figure is falling), 59% have a negative attitude.
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This is evidenced by data published by the Levada Center, recognized in Russia as a “foreign agent,” and the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS).
Sociologists have published a graph reflecting the dynamics of relations between Russia and Ukraine since 2008. It is characteristic that before the decline, apparently associated with the Ukrainian Maidan of 2014, Ukraine generally had a better attitude towards Russia. Positive emotions were shown by 80 to 93% of respondents, negative emotions – from 4 to 13%.
In Russia, the maximum rate of positive emotions reached 76%, but in 2008-2009 there was a decline to 29% (almost to the current level). At that time, 62% of respondents had a negative attitude towards Ukraine. The minimum level of negativity towards Ukrainians among Russians in the pre-Maidan period was 16%.
It is surprising that Russians demonstrate greater loyalty when it comes to visas and customs at the border with their unloved neighbor. Exactly half of the respondents are against this, and only 35% are in favor. These indicators can be compared with pre-Maid data. Since 2008, the level of opponents of visas in Russia has fluctuated between 50-60%, while supporters ranged from 13 to 29%.
Less than half of those who oppose visas are not in Ukraine - 47%, while those who support them are 43%. Home data indicators have changed two to three times. At that time, there were about 70% opponents of visas, 8-10% supporters.
It is clear that with such “love” the desire to enter into “marriage” is small. 9% of Russian respondents and 4% of Ukrainian respondents are in favor of a unified state of Ukraine and Russia. Before the Maidan, 14-23% of respondents in Ukraine wanted unification, in Russia - 12-20%. Moreover, Russians showed a surge in desire for unity in 2014 – 28%. Which is easily explained by the recent successes of the “Russian Spring” in the southeast.
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