The population census has come to its logical conclusion. True, some managed to push through this action, despite the example set by the president himself, who was the first to surrender himself to the census takers. “Have you been rewritten?” we asked famous people.
Henry Resnik, lawyer:
— The census takers didn’t come to me. They said that if you want to be rewritten, you need to visit our local sports complex. I live in a cottage village. Since I am a very responsible person, I went to surrender to these guys. They turned out to be two nice women. They bombarded me with questions. And I told everything honestly. There is no reason for me to hide information about myself. Everyone knows that I am a Jew, that my son is a monk too. So, we sat, talked and parted ways...
Nikas Safronov, artist:
— I haven’t been rewritten yet. I'm sitting waiting. In my opinion, this is absolutely necessary. Earlier, under Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev, there was such a comrade Kryuchkov, he headed the KGB. So, he insisted on creating a universal fingerprint database. That is, they would come to your home not to ask questions, but to take off their “fingers.” This, it seems to me, is the most violation of human rights, and the census is completely harmless.
Natalya Belokhvostikova, actress:
— Before the start of the census, people were scared that bandits would disguise themselves as census takers and rob everyone. It was somehow scary. But despite all these scares, my whole family “gave in” on the very first day. A wonderful young man came to our home, who inspired everyone’s trust, and communicating with him was an extraordinary pleasure. When I saw him off, I was glad that there are still many decent people in our country.
Maxim Dunaevsky, composer:
“The other day I got a call from a housing cooperative and was offered three options: a census taker’s visit to my home, a census at a special site, and a telephone survey. My family settled on the last option. I don't want to let anyone into my home. Let this be a most honest person. He just might blurt something out about me somewhere. It's better to protect yourself right away. Which is exactly what I did.
Vladimir Lukin, deputy:
“When the census takers came home, I was in the hospital, so my wife answered all the questions. She said that the doorbell rang, she looked through the peephole and saw a young man. He held his ID in his hands, so she opened the door for him. As far as I can remember, this is the third census in which I have taken part. I always approach this issue responsibly. It just seems to me that the questions are not very detailed; I would also include a question about religion. And it turned out somehow strange. My wife was asked if I had an academic degree, but my son was not asked the same question...
Ella Pamfilova, politician:
“But the census takers didn’t find me at home.” So they left the forms with the concierge, I filled them out at home and took them to the same concierge. So I did my duty. I would like to note: few questions! It seems to me that it was necessary to dig deeper to create a multidimensional portrait of Russia. I would include in the census forms questions about how our population lives and what they want.
Yulia Bordovskikh, TV presenter:
— I am absolutely indifferent to the census. Perhaps this is due to the fact that I could not feel its necessity. I live outside the city, and for some reason the census takers didn’t get to me. Moreover, I was not hiding from anyone. Moreover, the fake census takers couldn’t get through to us even if they wanted to - our village is very well guarded.
Yuri Moroz, director:
“I was unable to fulfill my civic duty because I was in Minsk. But God knows, I wanted to leave a mark on History. It didn't work out. My friends all brag about what questions they answered, how long it all took. And I'm offended. I will definitely stay at home during the next census.
Maria Kutyreva,
Anna Monaenko,
Tatiana Popova.