Victory Day on May 9 is a significant holiday for 82 percent of Ukrainian residents, the Rating sociological group said in a report following a poll dubbed ‘Ukraine in the Focus’ held on May 22-31.
Seven percent of polled persons consider May 9 a relic of the past, 9 percent an ordinary day or a day off, while 2 percent are undecided, the report said.
At that, 45 percent of respondents support a ban on St. George’s ribbons in Ukraine, while 40 percent don’t support it, and 17 percent are undecided. The majority of the ban’s supporters are young and middle-aged people, persons residing in west Ukraine, and voters of the Svoboda party.
Over 70 percent of those polled consider International Women’s Day on March 8 a significant holiday, 8 percent a relic of the past, 18 percent an ordinary day or a day off, and 2 percent are undecided.
A half of respondents consider International Workers’ Day a significant holiday, 16 percent a relic of the past, 31 percent an ordinary day or a day off, and 3 percent are undecided.
One-third of respondents regret the Soviet Union’s collapse in 1991, 53 percent do no regret, and 14 percent are undecided. Residents of eastern and southern regions, women and elderly people, as well as voters of the Za Zhyttia party and the Opposition Bloc regret the collapse the most.
Almost 60 percent of those polled do not support the ban on Russian websites, such as Odnoklassniki, VKontakte, and Yandex, in Ukraine, a quarter of those polled support it, and 20 percent are undecided. The majority of the ban’s supporters are among people living in the west Ukraine, persons with a high level of education, and voters of the Svoboda, the Solidarity party, and the Civic Position.
A total of 3,000 respondents aged 18 and above were polled in a formalized interview (face-to-face) during the research. The sample is representative in terms of age, gender, region, and type of settlement.
