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Only 1% Russians feel sympathy for Moldovans, Jews, Chinese...

August 04, 2009
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Russian Federation citizens feel the greatest sympathy for the ethnic Russians living outside Russia and for Slavic nations as a whole - 31%, according to the All-Russia Center for Public Opinion Studies, which has just published the findings of its research on Russia citizens' attitude to other nationalities.

Following next on the sympathy scale are the Belarussians (13%) and Ukrainians (11%). And 7% of interviewed citizens of Russia stated they feel sympathy for Europeans as a whole.

Russia residents appear to have the lowest sympathy for the Buryats, Jewish people, the Moldovans, Chinese and Japanese - 1% each.

In 20% instances the respondents stated they have an equal attitude to all peoples, and 30% failed to give a concrete answer.

A majority (55%) of interviewed residents stated they felt no disfavor for any other nationality. However, certain ethnic groups appear to be causing the Russia population's irritation. The leaders of such 'anti-rating' are the representatives of some Caucasus nationalities (the Azerbaijanians, Armenians, Georgians, Dagestanians, Chechens) causing negative emotions in 29% Russians. The second position, with 6%, is with the Central Asiatic people (the Tajiks, Uzbeks, Kazakhs). Following next are the Gypsy (4%), Americans, Chinese, Ukrainians, Baltic state peoples (3% each), then Europeans (English people, Germans) and Jews (2% each).

And only 1% Russians have a strongly negative attitude to the Moldovans, Tartars, Turks, Asia nations, Arabs and other Moslem nations, and Africans.

The research was carried out last June 20-21 among 1,600 residents of 140 populated areas in 42 regions and autonomous republics of the Russian Federation. The statistical accuracy error should not exceed 3.4%.

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