In addition, Ukrainians overestimated the importance of May 9.
Today, Ukraine has the lowest rate of nostalgia for the collapse of the Soviet Union – Ukrainians who regret it, 18%, according to a poll by the sociological group” Rating “. At the same time, 87% of citizens do not feel sorry for the Soviet Union.
– from 46% in 2010 to 11% today. In Russia, on the other hand, this figure increased from 55% in 2010 to 63% today.
“Russia's full-scale aggression against Ukraine has significantly affected the perception of ideological issues, especially those related to” common “Soviet history. The results of long-term observations in Ukraine and Russia confirmed the movement of public opinion in opposite directions regarding the historical past, “the study said.
Sociological group “Rating”
Sociological group “Rating”
But the attitude to Soviet leaders has been negative throughout the last decade. It worsened in 2022. Thus, in the last 5-8 years the attitude to Lenin has become twice as bad, to Stalin – three times. In particular, today only 13% of Ukrainians have a positive attitude to Lenin, and 7% to Stalin.
Sociological group “Rating”
Speaking of historical memory, one of the key changes was the reassessment of the attitude to Victory Day on May 9. In particular, by 2022, 80% of adult Ukrainians perceived this holiday as having significant personal symbolism. This year, for 36% of respondents, it has become a relic of the past, and another 23% – in everyday life.
In addition , since 2012, sociologists have recorded a gradual dynamics of rethinking the date of May 9. But full-scale Russian invasion dramatically changed the views of Ukrainians. Today, 80% of citizens say that May 9 is Remembrance Day for them. On Victory Day, only 15% of Ukrainians had a date left (58% in 2018).
Sociological group “Rating”
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Polls conducted April 27 among the population of Ukraine aged 18 and older in all regions, except the temporarily occupied territories of Crimea and Donbass. The sample is representative by age, sex and type of settlement. In total, sociologists surveyed 1,000 respondents using the following survey methods: CATI (Computer Assisted Telephone Interviews). Error of representativeness of the study with a confidence level of 0.95: not more than 3.1%.
