03/08/2013 11:03
Survey: Most Russians positive about Snowden
Over half of Russians on the whole approve of what fugitive US former intelligence contractor Edward Snowden did, an opinion survey by the Levada Center pollster has shown, according to RIA Novosti.
According to the survey published Wednesday, 15 percent of respondents said they have a positive attitude toward Snowden’s leaking activities, whereas 36 percent said they were “rather positive” about it.
Fourteen percent said they were “rather negative” about what Snowden had done, while 3 percent totally disapproved of his actions. A total of 32 percent had not made up their minds.
Asked whether Russia should grant asylum to Snowden, 13 percent of respondents said it should, 30 percent said “probably,” 19 percent said “probably not,” whereas 10 percent were against it. Some 28 percent said they did not know.
The survey was conducted on July 18-22, 2013 among 1,601 urban and rural residents aged 18 and above in 130 cities, towns and villages across 45 Russian regions.