According to the Institute of Sociology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 64% of Russian citizens trust the Church

On November 28, the Institute of Sociology of the Russian Academy of Sciences presented the results of the study "Russian Identity", conducted in the fall of 2007. According to the newspaper "Trud" , "2,000 people were involved in the survey, divided into five age groups aged 16 to 65. The study was conducted in 24 subjects Russian Federation, both among residents of megacities and the population of regional cities, rural areas. 86% of respondents said they trust the president, 64% - the Church.

"As well as governors, the FSB and the army - that is, everything that makes up the vertical of power," adds Mikhail Gorshkov, director of the Institute of Sociology. "Then come the police, the courts, the government, the press. The least trust is in political parties (only 16%)."

Sources

• Nalbandian L. Hospitable, hardworking poor man: Russians consider themselves to be such // Labor. 2007. November 29.