• "In the anthem, the music is good, good words, their meaning"; "patriotic words better suit the present time"; "catchy, clear melody, it is very perceptible to the ear emotionally"; "solemn music"; "the music is ideal for an anthem."

• "We got used to it for seventy years; in Glinka's anthem, the melody was rather incomprehensible, it was hard to sing it"; "I've lived my life with it"; "the melody is known"; "I cannot imagine something different."

• "There is a feeling of pride and responsibility for my country"; "the anthem of our country expresses the spirit of the nation"; "it inspirits us"; "it underlines the greatness of our country"; "this anthem unites people"; "everybody stands up, even those who said that they wouldn't"; "it sings about the nation, the Motherland, pride for the country"; "a sense of the state's power while hearing the anthem."

• "It reminds about the good past"; "it reminds me of the best part of my life."

• "I cannot express in words how I like it"; "I simply like it"; "I don't know why, but I like it"; "It suits me"; "positive emotions appear, nothing negative."

• "Every country must have its anthem, I respect positively any anthem"; "this is the anthem of the country where I live"; "I'm a citizen of Russia, that is why I respect the state symbols."

• "I don't care"; "the anthem is good, if it works"; "the old melody"; "I always has this attitude to it"; "because it was written by Aleksandrov."

• "Bad words, not catchy"; "they could have found better words"; "I don't like the new words, the old text was better."

• "I don't understand it"; "it doesn't inspire us"; "bad"; "the anthem is a product of political technology, but not the expression of the sense of patriotism."

• "It was the indissoluble Union before, and now it is not"; "this anthem belonged to the USSR, but not to Russia"; "this is the old anthem of an old country."

Patriotic education of the young generation

14

• "Bring up the youth in a patriotic spirit, like we were nurtured"; "raise children with love and respect for the anthem"; "learn it at school"; "raise patriots"; "raise respect in people and the country of my childhood."

Regular broadcasting of the anthem

10

• "Broadcast it more often, as it used to be before"; "the anthem must be heard on radio and TV, with the words, every day."

State propaganda in general

7

• "It must be advocated on the TV, and its words must be published in newspapers"; "it is necessary for everybody to know the words, let them be published in newspapers."

Development of general culture and sports

1

• "Raise culture"; "we should get more medals in sports and the anthem will be played."

• "Pay normal salaries"; "give people a better life"; "do more for the people, provide them with jobs"; "if the country is wealthy, there will be respect for the anthem, as those who dig in garbage bins don't care about the anthem"; "if there is order in the country and a normal life, then there will be respect."

Win trust for the state and its leaders

4

• "There must be respect for the authorities first"; "people must trust the government and the president."

Show respect to citizens

3

• "The president and the authorities must respect the citizens"; "there will be respect from people when they feel there is respect for them."

• "Raise the country's level to that of a great state"; "when the country's prestige abroad is risen, there will be respect for the anthem"; "reconstruct the former greatness of the country"; "strengthen Russia's positions in the world."

• "A new anthem is needed, as this one is just a compromise between antagonistic forces, good for both the youth and the old"; "it is needed to write a new anthem, a neutral one, better than Glinka's."

• "No need to do anything – there is respect already"; "people respect this anthem – it is good."

• "Change the citizens"; "there will be no respect for the anthem in Russia"; "the matter is not in the anthem"; "it depends on the leadership"; "the old one must be returned."