Among Russians who heard about the environmental activist Greta Thunberg as of October 2019, the majority felt neither positive nor negative feelings towards her. While five percent of respondents admired the Swedish schoolgirl engaging in strikes for climate, two percent answered she was a PR puppet. Every tenth participant felt that she was not independent and was rather used by somebody else.
What feelings does Greta Thunberg evoke in you?
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Indiference, no feelings
13%
Negative emotions
12%
Positive emotions
11%
She is not independent, is being used
10%
Pity, regret
10%
Children of her age are not supposed to do such things, she does not understand it due to age
6%
Admiration
5%
Ill child
4%
Support her ideas / positive attitude to activity
4%
Other
4%
Compassion, sympathy
3%
Mixed, contradictory feelings
3%
Neutral attitude
3%
0%1%2%3%4%5%6%7%8%9%10%11%12%13%14%15%
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The original question was formulated by the source as follows: "Greta Thunberg is a Swedish schoolgirl and an environmental activist. What feelings does Greta Thunberg evoke in you?"
* Refers to the total number of respondents. The given question was asked only among those who have heard something about Greta Thunberg before, or 37 percent.
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VCIOM. (October 16, 2019). What feelings does Greta Thunberg evoke in you? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1060438/feelings-towards-greta-thunberg-russia/
VCIOM. "What feelings does Greta Thunberg evoke in you?." Chart. October 16, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1060438/feelings-towards-greta-thunberg-russia/
VCIOM. (2019). What feelings does Greta Thunberg evoke in you?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1060438/feelings-towards-greta-thunberg-russia/
VCIOM. "What Feelings Does Greta Thunberg Evoke in You?." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Oct 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1060438/feelings-towards-greta-thunberg-russia/
VCIOM, What feelings does Greta Thunberg evoke in you? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1060438/feelings-towards-greta-thunberg-russia/ (last visited May 13, 2025)
What feelings does Greta Thunberg evoke in you? [Graph], VCIOM, October 16, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1060438/feelings-towards-greta-thunberg-russia/
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