A recent survey by WCIOM found out how wishes and aspirations of Russians changed. Creating a happy family and raising good kids remains the one goal in life that 9 out of 10 Russians want to achieve and believe they can.

What do Russians aspire for?

Life is a long journey but a short ride. Certain goals that people strive to achieve make life meaningful. These goals and aspirations may be different dependent on the country where the person lives.

For people living in Russia, creating a happy family and raising good kids remains a top priority in life that they believe to be achievable.

Dreams are one thing, but things that people feel they can accomplish in their lifetime in a great extent determine what individuals really will be focusing their efforts on. If you think you cannot do it, why bother?

The monitoring began in 2008 with the latest WCIOM poll conducted at the end of 2020.

People were asked the question: “What would you like to achieve in your lifetime?”, but they also had to only list the things they believed to be achievable or the ones they have already achieved.

See which of these things you would like to accomplish in your lifetime (or have already done it) and then compare it with the answers given by Russian respondents.

1. Become famous
2. Have access to power (in the society)
3. Become a part of the society’s elite
4. Own a business
5. Become wealthy
6. Visit different countries of the world
7. Have a lot of spare time and spend it as I please
8. Have a career
9. Do what I love, be creative
10. Get a good education
11. Have a satisfying (interesting) job
12. Have reliable friends
13. Live life honestly
14. Create a happy family and raise good kids

How did you fare? Are there things you don’t desire to achieve? What would you wish to put your energy into, knowing you are able to attain it?

Below are the answers that show preferences of Russians.

Achievable and desirable life goals for Russians

Having access to power in the society became the least desirable thing for Russians in 2020: Only 10% of respondents would be willing to put their efforts into becoming powerful.

1. Become famous: 11%
2. Have access to power (in the society): 10%
3. Become a part of the society’s elite: 14%
4. Own a business: 31%
5. Become wealthy: 31%
6. Visit different countries of the world: 46%
7. Have a lot of spare time and spend it as I please: 58%
8. Have a career: 59%
9. Do what I love, be creative: 66%
10. Get a good education: 71%
11. Have a satisfying (interesting) job: 76%
12. Have reliable friends: 85%
13. Live life honestly: 85%
14. Create a happy family and raise good kids: 90%

How did views of Russians changed in 12 years?

As you can see from the table below, views of Russians about goals they deem to be both achievable and desirable changed in some categories but remained relatively stable in others.

• “Having a career” was seen as a worthy and feasible lifetime achievement by 39% of Russians in 2008; by 2020 already 59% of respondents saw it as an attainable and desirable goal (up by 20%).
• “Having a lot of spare time to spend as one’s please” scored 46% in 2008, while in 2020 already 58% of users viewed it as attractive and doable (up by 12%).
• “Visiting different countries of the world” seemed like a worthy and possible achievement for 36% of people in 2008; in 2020 already 46% of users put it on the list of their life goals (up by 10%).
• “Having a satisfying job” moved from 69% (2008) to 76% (2020); up by 7%.
• “Becoming wealthy” scored 26% in 2008 and went up to 31% in 2020 (up by 5%).

“Creating a happy family” remained the top priority in life for people from 2008 to 2020, having gained 2% in popularity (from 88% in 2008 to 90% in 2020). It’s another confirmation of consistency in regard to family values among men and women from Russia.

Is it similar to your own views and aspirations? Comment below!

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