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Poll of Moscow: Do Schools Make the Grade?

According to a Gallup study of Moscow residents, Muscovites generally rate the Russian capital's public schools and colleges and universities positively.

Lost Childhood: Russians Pessimistic About Conditions Facing Youth

Russians may have given up on the halcyon images of childhood widely promulgated during the Soviet era. Today, just 25% say children in their country are treated with respect and dignity, and only 39% believe they have the opportunity to learn ...

Poll of Moscow: Free Healthcare Taxes Muscovites

The Russian Federation's constitution guarantees citizens the right to free healthcare, which probably sounds like a good deal to Americans who face high premiums, deductibles, and co-payments -- or have no insurance at all. But on closer ...

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Muscovites Upbeat About Life in Russian Capital

During Moscow winters, the nights are long and cold. And as recently as the early 1990s, the nightlife on streets of Moscow was just about as frosty. Since then, business development in the Russian capital has transformed these long, cold Moscow ...

Moldova's Recount Highlights Troubled Election Process

Following political violence and protests in Moldova in April, Gallup reveals that Moldovans report less confidence in their elections and their media than citizens in several Former Soviet Union countries where Gallup surveyed.

Americans Overwhelmingly Endorse U.S.-Russia Nuclear Agreement

Most Americans approve of the nuclear arms reduction treaty just signed by George W. Bush and Vladimir Putin. Republicans and Democrats approve about equally, but women are somewhat less likely to approve than are men. About half of the public ...

Gallup Quizzes Americans on Knowledge of World Leaders

Gallup's recent World Affairs poll shows that only a small percentage of Americans could correctly identify all six world leaders they were asked to name. Most Americans correctly identified at least three leaders, while 18% could not name any. ...

In Western Europe, More Partners Than Bosses

Across 29 European countries, Northern and Western Europeans are more likely than their counterparts in former communist nations to say their supervisor treats them more as a partner than a boss. Gallup also finds that such partnerships ...

Russia Through Americans' Eyes

Gallup's annual World Affairs poll, last administered Feb. 9-12, 2004, asked U.S. adults for their opinions about Russia as part of a battery of questions about various foreign countries. Although the survey was conducted before March 14, the ...