Most Russians love the place where they live, a recent survey by the All Russian Public Opinion Research Centre discovered.

The majority of Russians like their home towns

53% of respondents are positive about the place where they live, while further 43% are feeling neutral. Less than 5% of people are feeling negative about their home towns or cities, a recent WCIOM poll revealed.

In Moscow and St. Petersburg, two Russian capitals, the share of respondents who are positive about home towns is even higher: 76% or 1 in 4. Only 2% of poll participants said they feel negative about their cities, while 21% of residents of capitals have a neutral attitude.

In cities with 1 million plus population 55% of respondents were positive, while 4% of users were negative (similar to the general trend).

Residents of small towns with population under 100 thousand were the least positive about their home towns: 46% of users were neutral, while 45% of participants were positive and 6% were negative.

Village dwellers also were less positive than the overall trend (47% positive, 48% neutral, 4% negative).

Cities and towns are looking better than 3 years before, Russians believe

72% of respondents expressed the view that their home town looks nicer now than 2-3 years ago. In cities with population 100-500 thousand residents the share of people who think this way went up to 80%.

Even in villages 59% of residents feel the place looks better now than 2-3 years ago.

Russians change preferences towards private housing instead of apartment living

A while ago private housing was viewed as inferior to apartment living, now the trend reversed.

Among the whole group of respondents 47% of users think that private housing should be given priority before high-rises, while the opposite view was expressed by only 39% of participants.

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