Sociologists record more Russians who treat situation in Northern Caucasus as calm

The increase of optimism in Russians towards the situation in Northern Caucasus continues; and the overwhelming majority of Russian citizens reject the idea of separatism – these are the outcomes of the latest polling conducted by the "Levada Centre". Sociologists see the reason in strengthened patriotism after the accession of Crimea to Russia.

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported with reference to "Levada Centre" that on March 21-24, the population of Russia exhibited a surge of optimism in relation to the situation in the Caucasus.

According to the polling of the "Levada Centre" conducted on November 21-24, 49% of respondents treated the situation in Northern Caucasus as prosperous – the highest ever figure of the polls on this topic.

Other 25% of respondents believe that the situation in Northern Caucasus is gradually calming down (a year ago there were only 10% of such respondents).

38% of respondents have treated the problem of separatism in Russia as insignificant; while other 16% believe that there is no such problem whatsoever.

The rise of optimism about the situation in Northern Caucasus began in February-March 2014; and initially it was associated with the Olympics in Sochi and talks about increased security measures in the region, said Denis Volkov, an employee for the "Levada Centre".

Polls show that the supporters of regional separatism lack any serious support; and in the whole for the country there is no such problem, Volkov has stressed.

Full text of the article is available on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’.