Most residents of the Lugansk People’s Republic associate the Republic with hope – sociologist

The most popular associations were “hope” (69,0%), “anxiety” (34,3%), “pride” (29,4%).

“It is necessary to note that the negative associations such as “disappointment”, “hopelessness”, “fear” and “anger” were chosen by less than 15% of the respondents. It indicates a positive socio-psychological potential of the LPR residents,” – Protsenko said.

The results of the poll “What kind of feelings or emotions do you associate the Lugansk People’s Republic with?” were as follows: “hope” (69,0%), “anxiety” (34,3%), “pride” (29,4%), “respect” (25,9%), “confidence” (23,4%), “disappointment” (14,9%), “hopelessness” (11,1%), “fear” (10,4%), “anger” (4,1%), “difficult to answer” (2,8%).

The poll was carried from 10 to 14 July in Lugansk, Krasnodon, Sverdlovsk, Rovenki, Alchevsk and Stakhanov. Altogether, 1459 people took part in in. The poll’s margin of error is 3,4%.

Photo: A rally dedicated to the “Day of Spring and Labour” in Lugansk on May 1, 2015. The placard reads “Our strength is in unity”.

Translated by Kristina Golberg