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Russians note that the ideal father is the one who cares and respects the mother of his children, takes an active part in the lives of children and is a role model. For the first time in Russia, Father’s Day appeared. It will be celebrated this year on October 17.
On the eve of the new date, VTSIOM, in partnership with ANO National Priorities, conducted a survey of Russians, which showed that two-thirds of Russians (66%) know that Father’s Day has been approved in our country, which will be celebrated annually on the third Sunday of October (71-73% among older citizens, 69% among women).
Russians have chosen ways to congratulate their father on the holiday (top 5 in popularity):
- come to visit and spend time at a family dinner (49%);
- to be around on this day, to help with the housework, etc. (32%);
- to give my father what he has long dreamed of (23%);
- to thank him for his love and care (23%);
- make a gift with your own hands (12%).
Our fellow citizens named the qualities that most accurately describe the modern ideal father (top 5):
- caring, respectful attitude towards the mother of children (33%);
- active participation in the life of children;
- joint search for solutions to problems (29%);
- role model (19%);
- kindness (18%) and reliability (17%).
Two-thirds of Russians (67%) believe that today a man with a small child on the playground is a familiar picture, and not an exception that attracts attention (73% among 35-44-year-olds, 72% among men), 31% have the opposite opinion (36% among women).
“A month ago, “National Priorities” prepared together with VTSIOM an expert report on the modern Russian family. In it, experts talked a lot about the changed role of the father, about the fact that many dads have stopped perceiving themselves only as “earners”, they want to devote more time to family and children, almost about the new trend for “conscious fatherhood”. And just a month later, a new holiday appeared in Russia: Father’s Day.
The results of this survey show an important thing: both women and men almost equally prioritize the “ideal image” of the father. This means that in most Russian families there is agreement and mutual understanding about family roles. And judging by the answers,most likely, most people, even on this first Father’s Day, will congratulate their fathers or the fathers of their children,” says Sofia Malyavina, CEO of ANO “National Priorities”.
