MOSCOW, November 12. /TASS/. The vast majority of Russians (91%) see themselves as patriots of their country, with nearly six out of ten respondents considering themselves "unconditional" patriots, two polls carried out by the analytical center of the Russian Public Opinion Research Center (VCIOM) show.
"The vast majority of our fellow citizens consider themselves patriots of their country (91%)," the center said on its website.
Analysts suggest that this strong sense of patriotism serves as a barrier to emigration sentiment.
More than half of Russians are convinced that people should live in the country where they grew up and were educated, whereas the opposing view that "you should live in the country where you feel best" is almost 1.5 times less common.
As a result, the desire to move abroad remains modest: only one in ten Russians (10%) currently says they want to relocate permanently to another country.
Experts note that Russians' main traditional values are built around five key pillars: patriotism (91%), service to the Fatherland and responsibility for its destiny (71%), a strong family (80%), justice (69%), and mutual aid and respect (78%).
The surveys were conducted between November 16, 2025, and September 13, 2026, with 1,600 Russian respondents aged 18 and above taking part in each poll.