Poll: More patriots in Ukraine after EURO 2012
KYIV, The EURO 2012 European Football Championship has contributed to growth in the level of patriotism in Ukraine in August 2012, the Rating Sociological Group has said in a press release following the latest survey, which was conducted from August 8 to August 18. "The most significant increase in a level of patriotism was recorded in the country's eastern regions, the Donbas, as well as western and northern regions. The opposite trends are observed in southern regions. We see the growth of patriotism in the regions that hosted EURO 2012 matches, so we can assume that the growth is largely associated with this event," sociologists said. Compared to the figures reported two years ago, the number of respondents who consider themselves patriots of their country has increased from 77% to 82%, while compared the figures six months ago, the increase is more significant - from 73% to 82%. In particular, 40% of respondents described themselves as patriots of their c