Russians are often viewed as gloomy by foreigners and portrayed in movies as people who rarely smile. But most Russians consider themselves rather happy, locals polls report. Russians are happy, but gloomier than last year…
Practically, there is no death penalty in Russia, but according to the latest polls, half of Russians wish to bring it back. Half of Russians wish to reinstate the death penalty Russia hasn’t completely abolished…
Ukraine, a country in the east of Europe, used to be one of republics of the Soviet Union. USSR means the Union of Soviet Socialistic Republics. Ukraine used to be called Ukrainian Soviet Socialistic Republic…
Young Russians love watching videos more than TV programs. A recent poll by WCIOM.ru revealed that 9 out of 10 respondents under the age of 35 use YouTube to watch videos. Videos instead of TV…
The average number of kids Russians would like to have in the family is 2.7, a recent poll discovered. However, the number of kids people think they will have in reality is 1.8. Russian women…
A public opinion survey from October 2019 revealed that 21% of Russians would like to move abroad to live there permanently. In total, the index of emigration moods jumped by 6 points from May this…
Лед скользкий. Это азбучная истина. Но в чем причина? Некоторые ученые объясняли это тем, что при трении о ледяную поверхность, например, при катании на коньках, сверху образуется тонкий слой воды. Другие подвергали сомнению эту теорию,…
В конце прошлого века в продаже появилась кукла Барби, умевшая произносить довольно спорную фразу «Математика трудна». Общественность тогда отрицательно отреагировала на эту игрушку. Но миф о том, что женщины редко достигают успеха в математике, точных…
Ukrstat, the official statistics centre of Ukraine, released the data on internal migration in Ukraine in 2019. Ukrainians move to larger cities like Kyiv (Kiev), Kharkiv (Kharkov), and Odesa (Odessa). Ukrainians on the move Moving…
According to the official statistics, there are 27.5 million Internet subscribers in Ukraine in 2019, from which 24.5 million are individuals. 58% of Ukrainians own an Internet subscription The total number of users is obviously…
