According to a survey carried out by
The All-Russian Public Opinion Research Center (VCIOM), over 80% of Russian residents describe themselves as happy people. Only 15% of respondents said they did not feel happy. About 40% of respondents said that there are about the same number of people who feel happy or miserable among their friends and acquaintances. One third of respondents said that they are surrounded by happy people rather than by miserable ones. 20% of respondents believe that they feel happy due to their relations, families and children while 14% of them find that it is their work which makes them feel happy.
Experts working for the VCIOM specified that some lines from a famous Russian song sung by a famous singer Larisa Dolina and saying that a good and happy family life is the most important thing in Russian people’s lives is the best illustration to the feelings Russian residents have about a great number of social events. According to respondents taking part in the survey, happiness and completeness of one’s life depends on good family relations, health children, and caring nearest and dearest people.
