76 percent of the population are planning to celebrate it this year. Victory Day is one of the most widely celebrated national holidays. (It is noteworthy that the May 9 th celebrationis a celebration of the victory over fascism and not victory over Germany per se.) Other public holidays are regarded as “the most important” far less frequently: May 1 – 6 percent, Russia Day of June 12 and Unity Day of November 4 – just 1 percent. Only New Year’s Eve and birthdays of loved ones are regarded as the most important by a larger proportion of respondents. The war affected virtually everyone and it is not surprising that this event still strikes a chord with people: one-third of the population believe that Victory Day, which is celebrated on May 9 th in Russia, is “the most important” holiday. According to our polls, 85 percent of respondents have war veterans in their families and 68 percent are related to someone who died in the war. According to the latest estimates presented during parliamentary hearings this February, the USSR suffered nearly 42 million fatalities from 19. The estimated number of lives lost by the USSR in the war continues to rise. There is still no consensus about how great the price of victory was. The importance attached to this day is indicative of the scale of the tragedy and the fact that the Russian state pays special attention to celebrating the victory of the Soviet Union in World War Two. A similar ranking was registered in 2012, and this order of merit has remained unchanged in subsequent years. The second most significant event is Yuri Gagarin’s space flight (58 percent), and the collapse of the USSR ranks third (44 percent). 80 percent of respondents surveyed in January of 2017 confirmed that they celebrated the 9 th of May. The Soviet Union’s struggle and ultimate victory in World War Two is still perceived by Russian citizens as the most important event of the 20 th century.
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