The respondents who are "for" or "against" returning the monument to Felix Dzerzhinsky to Lubyanka Square were asked to explain their opinions.

The majority of those who support the idea motivate their opinion both by the monument itself and Felix Dzerzhinsky's role in our national history ("this is an historical figure", "no matter whether he was bad or good, he did his bit in our history", "we should know our history as it was", "if monuments were built, it means they should be there forever, and beyond politics, because this is our history") - 27%.

14% of respondents consider Dzerzhinsky to be worthy of having a monument in the middle of our capital: he fought against crime and controlled homelessness, and "restored order in the country" ("he is worth the monument", "he organized children's homes", "he established the police in Russia ", "Dzerzhinsky is a symbol of order", "he fought against bandits").

Nine percent noted that demolishing any monuments, especially artistically valued ones, is an act of vandalism ("monuments are not demolished anywhere in the world", "we shouldn't demolish monuments", "the monument is nice", "if the monument has artistic value, it should be returned to its original place", "this is Vutchetich's masterpiece").

And finally, two percent of those surveyed said they feel nostalgia for Soviet times, and "it was good when the communists were in office." Therefore, they approve of "old" things, even if they are symbolic ("our state needs totalitarianism, not democracy", "I am for old things, because it was good then", "The Soviet system suited me, and Dzerzhinsky was a typical representative of it, who decided people's fates").

Some opponents (7%) of the idea think that if people removed the statue once, that is enough ("it is foolish to move monuments up and down", "if it was removed once, it shouldn't be returned", "it is improper to move monuments from one place to another").

Six percent of respondents feel negatively about Felix Dzerzhinsky, and think "he isn't worthy of a monument" ("there was bloody terror when he was in office", "his hands were stained in the blood of a million people", "he was a murderer").

Four percent are convinced the restoration of the monument to the founder of the Soviet secret police cannot be allowed because "it is a symbol of a return to our past".

Three percent are against it because it requires "unnecessary spending".