Tsarist power, monarchy

9

• "The times of Nicholas II"; "the dark Tsarist times; the Tsar and absolutism"; "it is from the times of Catherine and Nicholas"; "I like it, I remember the Tsar Father"; "images of the Tsars."

History of Russia

6

• "The old traditions"; "positive thoughts: it reflects the fates of Russian history"; "the ancient Russian state"; "the memory of Russia's history."

Pre-Revolutionary Russia

1

• "A sense of old, connections with Russia before the revolution"; "the image of Russia before 1917."

Connection of times

1

• "I remember the Empire, the connection of centuries"; "connection of generations, history of the 19th and 20th centuries"; "continuity of generations, people died for Russia under this national emblem."

Other

1

• "Byzantine Empire"; "I remember the old Byzantine emblem"; "before they used to be only in museums"; "I remember the Roman Empire."

• "Nationhood"; "the greatness of the country"; "strong force"; "something good: the might of the country, the power in the world"; "pride for the Motherland."

• "I don't care"; "just a usual national emblem"; "ordinary"; "nothing connects me with it"; "no emotions."

• "I don't like it"; "dark Tsardom"; "they could have found something better, not such an archaic one"; "it needs to be changed"; "dislike"; "plagiarism."

• "Good, beautiful national emblem"; "nice thoughts – nothing negative"; "positive emotions."

• "The national emblem of my country"; "the amulet, symbol of the country"; "I respect it as a symbol of Russia."

• "I remember the old one with the hammer and sickle, and this one I don't acknowledge"; "the former one was better"; "the new one is rather good, but the old one I liked more."

• "The eagle is a strong, proud bird, it flies high"; "the eagle looks to all sides, eagle-eyed"; "ugly eagles."

• "I don't quite understand the style of this national emblem"; "why are there two eagles on it?"; "there is no explanation of the armory."

• "A hen in a crown"; "a label of a cigarette box"; "a Russian man is a bear, not an eagle"; "two heads - there is something to cut off: if one is cut off, there is another one left."

• "Money, it is drawn on small coins"; "coins of one and five rubles."

• "Symbolizing the East and the West"; "double image: both to the West and to the East."

• "Hitler's national emblem"; "birds, forests"; "one head of the eagle is the head of the state, the other one is the secrete service"; "the balance of the temporal and spiritual power"; "the cover picture of a passport."

• "It reminds me about the history of Russia"; "there was one like this before the revolution – so, it is like the continuity of generations"; "returning to our beginnings"; "it exists from the old times, we've gotten used to it"; "I like the old traditions."

• "It symbolizes Russia, the power"; "the country where I was born, and that is its symbol"; "I'm proud of the symbols of my state"; "it is the national emblem of my Motherland, and it doesn't matter, either it is an eagle or a hammer and sickle."

• "Personifies the power of our country"; "the pride of our country"; "an eagle is a symbol of force and power and might."

• "A nice national emblem"; "photogenic"; "noble"; "a nice eagle."

• "I like it very much"; "a normal national emblem"; "it causes good emotions"; "this national emblem I like more"; "I simply like it emotionally."

• "It is nicer than the hammer and sickle"; "an eagle is more serious than the hammer and sickle: Russia is a great state and the eagle suits it more."

• "An eagle flies high and sees everything"; "it suits the new anthem"; "two heads are better than one"; "I like eagles."

• "The old national emblem was closer to the people, it exhorted labor"; "we got used to the hammer and sickle, the red star"; "this one doesn't correspond to our country"; "I like the old one better: the hammer and sickle, union of workers and peasants."

• "A feeling of division of Russia and division of power"; "I don't like the image of the eagle"; "a one-headed national emblem would be better"; "an eagle–mutant"; "it reminds me of alternating personality"; "a double eagle divides the state"; "ugly eagles."

• "I don't like it"; "it oppresses me"; "it is alien to us"; "I don't consider it as a national emblem"; "ugly."

• "I don't understand it at all, what it means"; "I don't see the sense"; "it symbolizes nothing."

• "Symbol of the Tsarist times, absolutism, what do we need it for today?"; "that is the national emblem of the Tsarist regime, and I don't have great respect for the Tsar's government."

• "There is no consolidation"; "I am not used to it"; "regression, an attempt to take a step back"; "no connection with the times."

• "I am indifferent to it"; "it doesn't cause any emotions"; "I don't care."

One should raise the younger generation to patriotism

10

• "Hang it on classroom walls instead of Lenin's portrait"; "we should breed the younger generation, cultivate love of the anthem"; "one should bring up people in the spirit of patriotism"; "the breeding of patriots"; "the coat-of-arms and its symbols should be everywhere; children should be raised from their green years on them"; "train the young people, plant patriotism in them"; "we should cultivate in the young people a love for the coat-of-arms, so everyone will respect it in the future"; "patriotism lessons should be conducted in schools."

State propaganda as a whole

7

• One should talk about the origin of this coat-of-arms"; "promote the symbols"; "propagate the image of it"; "publish it more frequently in the press, in newspapers, journals and so on"; "talk about the historical significance of the coat-of-arms"; "explain, show and advertise"; "show it more often, even on billboards"; "use it more frequently"; "work on promoting it"; "explain its meaning to the people"; "interpret the heraldic meaning."

Enhancing the population's cultural level

1

• One should enhance culture in general"; "raise the people's cultural level."

• "Improve people's lives"; "raise people from their knees"; "provide people with jobs and salaries"; "improve living standards"; "give citizens more money"; "increase the people's wellbeing"; "pay attention to the people's social level"; "when stomachs are full, they will come to care about the national coat-of-arms"; "give people a decent living"; "carry out a reasonable social policy."

Make people trust the state and its leaders

3

• "Make the people respect the authorities"; "get the laws to be observed"; "bring order"; "bring the authorities closer to the people"; "the authorities should be more decent"; "the government should work for the people's sake, and not for its own benefit"; "the government should perform better"; "our government should be more honest"; "trust the president"; "the authorities should change their policy to a proper one"; "there should be order among the authorities"; "the authorities should be dependable."

Show regard for citizens

3

• "Love the people"; "respect the people"; "the state should be there for the people's sake"; "the authorities should respect the people"; "care for the people"; "turn their face to the people"; "the authorities should pay more attention to the people"; "one should respect the people to begin with"; "they should change their way of treating the people."

• "Increase the Russian state's authority"; "prove that we are a strong nation"; "if our country's prestige grows, respect will grow, too"; "should the country revive, the national coat-of-arms will be respected"; "revive Russia"; "the state's prestige should be increased"; "the state should be powerful"; "the nation should be strong, so its people are proud of it"; "strengthen the Russian state"; "the country's might should be consolidated, its power should be recovered"; "we should prove our might"; "the great power should be revived."

• "The national coat-of-arms should be changed, and people's attitudes towards it will change, too"; "it should be modernized"; "modify it a little"; "change it completely"; "we need a different coat-of-arms"; "it should meet its purpose rather than reflect the Russian Empire's past"; "reintroduce the old one"; "get the Soviet coat-of-arms back"; "take one head of the eagle away, or let it be a dove"; "make the eagle one-headed"; "change the coat-of-arms a little, so it has one head"; "remove the eagle"; "take the eagle away, put a star in it"; "substitute a star for the eagle"; "the scepter and the ball should be removed"; "maybe it should be changed so it reflects the people's work, their labor"; "invent in a more expressive coat-of-arms."

• "We have to respect ourselves first "; "respect yourself and the state"; "people have first to learn to respect themselves"; "as soon as the people come to respect themselves, they will come to respect all the rest, as well"; "not until they respect their country"; "a Russian has to respect himself in this state."

• "We don't need to do anything"; "nothing"; "it will grow by itself in course of time."

• "One should carry out a referendum, showing different coats-of-arms that Russia had throughout its history"; "a referendum"; "a poll should be conducted."

• "An coat-of-arms has to justify itself"; "a revolution"; "everyone should feel part of the coat-of-arms"; "the war in Chechnya should be stopped"; "it shouldn't be changed often."