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16 Mar, 2012

Bite your tongue: Russians wearying of Western criticism — RT

The Levada Center, a polling agency, released data on a nationwide survey taken in February that shows a marked trend toward domestic opposition to outside criticism – from the West in general, and the United States in particular.

The percentage of Russians who believe that Moscow should stop paying attention to criticism from the West has surged five percentage points in the last two years, jumping from 45 per cent in 2010 to 50 per cent this year.

In 2007, just 38 per cent of Russians reported similar sentiments toward the West.

via Bite your tongue: Russians wearying of Western criticism — RT.