by Brit Muscovite
We find it very important to know what do other people think about us. Do you agree? With this purpose I’d like to start today a new theme in this blog - attitude of russian people to different countries and nations. Before you go to Moscow, let you inform about.
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Over one half of those surveyed (61%) regard
Asked what town is the German capital, 78% gave the correct answer (15% found it difficult to answer this question). University graduates (78%) and residents of large cities (83%) demonstrated the best knowledge on this question.
19% found it difficult to answer the question «What do you think of first when you hear the word `Germany'»?, with another 2% saying the country doesn't arouse any associations.
While analyzing Russians' conceptions of
Historical associations are mainly aroused by the Great Patriotic War (22%) «the German invasion, the Great Patriotic War,» «the camps,» «the Reichstag.» 6% mention the theme of fascism: «the hotbed of fascism,» «Nazism.» 3% mentioned recent events, such as the fall of the Berlin Wall, the unification of
In terms of economics,
In ethno-cultural aspects, Russians' perceptions are mostly connected with the national character and the German way of life ("Clever people, neat"; "incredibly decent"; "a nation that loves order and justice"; "industrious") – 10%. When speculating on the associations
WOULD YOU PLEASE TELL US, WHAT CITY IS THE CAPITAL OF
IN YOUR VIEW, IS
OPEN-ENDED QUESTION: WHAT DO YOU THINK OF FIRST WHEN YOU HEAR THE WORD "
Historical associations
Great Patriotic War
"The camps"; "the Reichstag"; "the 1941-45 war"; "the Great Patriotic War, the German invasion"; "20 million died"; "Hitler, war"; "occupation"; "the German war"; "we defeated Germany"; "the Kursk battle"; "attack on the USSR"; "war recollections "; "the Holocaust – killing of the Jews"; "we won"; "horrible war with Nazi Germany."
Fascism
"Fascists"; "a hotbed of fascism"; "fascists there were, and fascists there are"; "Nazism"; "fascism, although it's in the past"; "a fascist country."
Unification of
"Unity of the FRG and GDR"; "unification of FRG and GDR, withdrawal of Soviet troops from Germany"; "pulling down the Berlin Wall;» "unification; "death of the GDR"; "unification of the two German states"; "they fulfilled their mission and united."
A civilized, trouble-free country
"A rich country"; "wealth"; "public welfare at the highest level"; "a normal, well-developed country"; "they live in a fairy-tale"; "paradise"; "»a trouble-free country – I would like to live there"; "a high economic level"; "Russia defeated them, but they went ahead of Russia in everything"; "one of the wealthiest countries in the world» "life there is much better than here"; "I would like to live like they do"; "a powerful country, a strong economy, high living standards, a stable and quiet life"; "high civilization and culture"; "they recovered from the war quickly, their veterans live better than our academicians"; "the defeated live better than the victors"; "a highly-developed country"; "a wealthy state, economically powerful."
National character, way of life
"Clever people, neat"; "incredibly decent"; "accuracy, decency "; "people are more civilized"; "conservatism"; "the nation that loves order and justice"; "arrogant people, pedants"; "thieves"; "gorged, complacent people"; "a state with a very arrogant and greedy population"; "greedy"; "cultural people"; "industrious"; "polite, precise"; "industrious"; "precise, punctual, strict ."
A foreign country
"Europe"; "abroad"; "another country, not ours"; "Western Europe"; "the center of Europe"; "a foreign country"; "a country north of Belarus ."
German products
Cars
"Cars"; "Volkswagen"; "reliable, prestigious cars"; "Mercedes," "BMW"; "Mercedes-600" – a leader of the car industry"; "foreign cars."
Food
"Beer"; "Bavarian beer"; "sausages"; "beer, Bavarian sausages "; "cheese."
High quality goods
"High quality goods"; "a country where everything is well done"; "German quality"; "reliability"; "high level electronic equipment "; "good products"; "quality equipment."
Personal associations
"I remember my dad – he took Berlin"; "I have friends and relatives there"; "this is the homeland of my husband"; "my granddad was a prisoner of war, they tortured him"; "my friend lives there"; "my homeland"; "Hamburg is a town where I received some training"; "my dad died in the second war, granddad was killed in the first war on the German front"; "I remember my dad"; "I remember life: I spent three years there with my husband"; "I recall my service there"; "I worked with them, they're good fellows"; "I studied German at school."
Negative associations
"Germans should be beaten up"; "nothing good"; "bad... rubbish comes into my head"; "disgust"; "a negative attitude"; "I distrust them"; "far, abstract, dumbbells"; "I hate it"; "I hate German speech, they are not people as I remember it since my childhood"; "you can't feel positive about this county"; "a nation that I wouldn't like to exist "; "antipathy."
No associations
"No"; "none."
Our partner and ally
"They help us"; "a country occupying first place in terms of contacts with
A hostile state
"An eternal enemy"; "enemy #2 after America"; "enemies of Russia"; "hostile to us"; "a threat"; "enemies, evil"; "I don't trust them"; "closer to Slavs, but enemies all the same."
Other
"Good actors fled there"; "Germany wants her debt from Russia"; "boredom"; "good roads"; "low quality goods they want to glut us with "; "Gothic castles"; "Germans are Germans"; "the youth festival in Germany "; "cold"; "many elderly people"; "Germans protested against the import of nuclear waste from France"; "their new president Schroeder."
Nation-wide home interviews conducted 16-17 April 2005 in 100 residencies in 44 regions. A sample size of 1500 respondents. Additional polls of the Moscow population, with a sample of 600 respondents. The margin of error does not exceed 3,6%.
DO YOU KNOW ANY FAMOUS PEOPLE FROM GERMANY? IF SO, PLEASE GIVE THEIR NAMES.
DOES GERMANY PLAYS A CONSIDERABLE OR INCONSIDERABLE ROLE IN THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD?
DOES GERMANY PLAY A POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE ROLE IN THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD?
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