MOSCOW, April 16 (RIA Novosti) - About 30 percent of Russians do not believe the intelligentsia plays a major role in the country and around half of the country's residents say there are almost no intellectuals left, according to an opinion poll by independent pollster Levada Center.
file photoThirty percent of Russians said the intelligentsia does not influence the processes underway in the country (compared to 40 percent in 2006), and 41 percent said its influence is minor (39 percent in 2006).
Seventeen percent said intellectuals have a great deal of influence (14 percent in 2006).
Forty-three percent of Russians think the Russian intelligentsia consists of professors, academics, scientists and research workers (33 percent six years ago).
Thirty-four percent say intellectuals include teachers, 31 percent - writers, 29 percent - doctors, 29 percent - artists, actors and other representatives of creative professions. Twenty-one percent listed journalists among the group.
A total of 49 percent think there is almost no intelligentsia left in Russia. Thirty-eight percent disagreed with that statement.
The March 16-19 poll surveyed 1,633 urban and rural residents aged 18 and above in 130 localities located in 45 regions.
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MOSCOW, April 16 (RIA Novosti) - About 30 percent of Russians do not believe the intelligentsia plays a major role in the country and around half of the country's residents say there are almost no intellectuals left, according to an opinion poll by independent pollster Levada Center.
file photoThirty percent of Russians said the intelligentsia does not influence the processes underway in the country (compared to 40 percent in 2006), and 41 percent said its influence is minor (39 percent in 2006).
Seventeen percent said intellectuals have a great deal of influence (14 percent in 2006).
Forty-three percent of Russians think the Russian intelligentsia consists of professors, academics, scientists and research workers (33 percent six years ago).
Thirty-four percent say intellectuals include teachers, 31 percent - writers, 29 percent - doctors, 29 percent - artists, actors and other representatives of creative professions. Twenty-one percent listed journalists among the group.
A total of 49 percent think there is almost no intelligentsia left in Russia. Thirty-eight percent disagreed with that statement.
The March 16-19 poll surveyed 1,633 urban and rural residents aged 18 and above in 130 localities located in 4