35% of Russians believe that the Sun revolves around the Earth, and not the other way around, according to the results of a survey by the Russian Institute for the Study of Public Opinion, a BBC correspondent in Moscow and Nexta reports.
The BBC’s Steve Rosenberg notes that the percentage of those who believe the Earth is the center around which the Sun revolves is higher than in 2007. At that time, only 28% of Russians believed that the Sun revolved around the Earth.
35% of Russians believe that the Sun revolves around the Earth (28% in 2007), according to a survey by the state sociological agency VTSIOM. However, the sociologist concludes that “the general level of scientific literacy of the population is gradually increasing.”
— Steve Rosenberg (@BBCSteveR) August 2, 2022
Despite these data, the research of the state institute concludes that “the general level of scientific literacy of the population is increasing.”
Source: Hot News RO
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