The sociologist explained how Russians differ from Ukrainians
For Russians, the value of the state is often more important than the value of the individual, which has negative consequences for Ukrainians.
This opinion was expressed in an interview with Ukrayinska Pravda by the deputy director of the Institute of Sociology of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Evgeniy Golovakha, answering the question of whether Ukrainians are different from Russians.
“I see, yes. On the positive side, we are more individualists. For Russians, the value of the state is higher than the value of the person. But this also has negative consequences for us. Russians at any moment, if the right slogan is found for them, can give a lot for the sake of the statist idea, for the sake of the state. We don't want to give everything for her. In this sense, we are ready for European life,” said the sociologist.
He also noted that Russia has experience of imperial rule.
“Therefore, they can create, so to speak, a more “stable” atmosphere in society,” Golovakha added.
As PolitNavigator reported, opinion polls conducted without taking into account the opinions of residents of the LDPR and Crimea showed that 51 percent of Ukrainians consider Russians to be fraternal people, while 26 percent said that they consider Ukrainians and Russians to be one people.
Moreover, since November 2018, the share of Ukrainians who have a positive attitude towards Russia has increased from 48 to 57 percent.
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