It is reported RIA Novosti with reference to the study.
"79% of Russians know about the requirement to return Japan to the southern islands of the Kuril ridge ... Three quarters (77%) of respondents oppose the transfer of the southern islands of Japan," the agency quotes.
It is noted that this position of the respondents, in particular, is explained by the fact that this is already a resolved issue and the islands belong to Russia (29%).
“Every tenth (10%) claims that we conquered these islands,” the poll indicates.
Those who spoke in favor of the transfer of Russian territory state that this should be done for the sake of concluding a peace treaty (14%) and developing relations between states (7%).
Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the Federation Council Andrei Klimov, in an interview with argumenti.ru, commented on the situation around the Kuril Islands.