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24.01.2002, Population Poll

The Capital and Its Functions

AN IDEA HAS BEEN RECENTLY VOICED TO TRANSFER SOME OF MOSCOW'S FUNCTIONS TO ST. PETERSBURG. DO YOU APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE OF THIS IDEA?

WHICH OF RUSSIA'S LARGEST CITIES DO YOU THINK IS BEST SUITED TO PERFORM THE CAPITAL'S FUNCTIONS? (Up to three answers allowed)

WOULD THE TRANSFER OF MOSCOW'S FUNCTIONS TO OTHER CITIES DO MORE GOOD OR MORE HARM TO RUSSIA?

OPEN-ENDED QUESTION: MOSCOW EXECUTES THE FUNCTIONS OF THE CAPITAL. HOW DO YOU UNDERSTAND THE EXPRESSION "FUNCTIONS OF THE CAPITAL"? WHAT DOES IT MEAN?



General Opinion

(% of those surveyed in Russia)

Leadership of the country

15

  • "The leading center of all Russia"; "they must coordinate actions in the country"; "managing functions for all the country"

Residence of power and structures of authority

14

  • "That is the concentration of power in Moscow"; "there sits all the leadership"; "the centralization of different power structures."

Collection and distribution of finance

6

  • "All the Russian budget is distributed: first they take everything and then give it back to us"; "Moscow draws all our money, doesn't give anything back"; "it allots us money and local authorities distribute it to us"; "all our savings go to Moscow"; "distribution of incomes between the capital and regions."

The main city, center of the country's life

5

  • "The heart of the country"; "the main city of the country, everything goes from there"; "everything is gathered in Moscow"; "the center of all affairs in Russia"

Negative estimations

2

  • "That is lack of rights between the capital residents and the regions"; "Moscow is a state and the Kremlin is the capital"; "it lives for itself, the whole country gives food to it."

Ratification of laws

2

  • "Creates decrees and laws"; "all laws go from the capital."

Center of cultural life

2

  • "Concentration of science, monuments of culture, museums"; "all our culture is here, great people."

Face of the country

2

  • "A face, visiting card of the state, symbol of Russia"; "the beacon for everybody, other towns equal to it"; "a sample of everything"; "representative functions for foreigners."

Creates working conditions for state regulatory bodies

1

  • "Function of serving the governmental structures, state regulatory bodies"; "conditions for normal functioning of federal regulatory bodies."

The city that is most organized, fit for life

1

  • "To reorganize our town for the better"; "care for the town all the time: planting, cleaning in winter, taking care about parking of cars"; "building of housing, roads, bringing order to the territory."

No response, wrong responses

52

Nation-wide surveys conducted in 100 residencies in 44 regions, territories and republics. Household interviews January 19-20 2002. A sample size of 1500 respondents.



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