36.5% of Moldovans think HR were observed better during USSR
According to a poll released by the Institute for Public Policy and conducted by IMAS INC, 36.5 percent of Moldovans think that human rights were respected better during the Soviet Union than now. About 24 percent think the situation is better after the fall of the USSR, while 14.6 percent think the situation has remained the same.
Similar viewpoints about the Soviet Union are visible in other areas, as well. A majority of Moldovans think that living conditions, housing, food, medical assistance, education, order, corruption, jobs, pensions, and human relations were better during the Soviet Union.
In contrast, 42 percent think the situation in terms of the access to information improved after the fall of the USSR. About 37 percent think it is now easier to travel, 44.6 percent think freedom of expression is better now, and 46.5 percent think the situation has improved in terms of the freedom of religion.
Imedia
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