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Most Russians like national anthem
MOSCOW. Jan 17 (Interfax) - The overwhelming majority of Russian citizens (66%) approve of the national anthem with music by Alexander Alexandrov and new lyrics by Sergei Mikhalkov.
11% have negative feelings about the former Soviet anthem.
Only one-third of Russian citizens (32%) liked Russian composer Mikhail Glinka's Patriotic Song that had been the anthem until December 2000, the Public Opinion Foundation reported Thursday with reference to a poll of 1,500 Russians on January 12.
People over 50 years old (72%) are the most frequent supporters of the new Russian anthem, which is so much like the national anthem of the former Soviet Union.
Despite their positive attitude towards the new anthem, the respondents admitted that they did not know it well enough. Most of the polled said they knew only the melody (87%), and 15% claimed that they knew the words.
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