Russians Are Split On Having A Military Draft

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgjYv13GE6vJWvxxmobDS05m6ngH0rV3eCYZPE1ucFLRukAcftUCUmHLb6OTTvKQ6uJTTCSG1JLIHys5J1Pn8EtZGL1M1harkUNzFU4ChtXJMJjO1ONgwThWwrIsRMhm8EP3SPKY35QUBj/s1600/2013-09-12-BZSSR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgjYv13GE6vJWvxxmobDS05m6ngH0rV3eCYZPE1ucFLRukAcftUCUmHLb6OTTvKQ6uJTTCSG1JLIHys5J1Pn8EtZGL1M1harkUNzFU4ChtXJMJjO1ONgwThWwrIsRMhm8EP3SPKY35QUBj/s1600/2013-09-12-BZSSR.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Russians Split on Military Draft – Survey. © RIA Novosti. Alexander Kryazhev</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Russians Split on Military Draft – Survey -- RIA Novosti</b></span></div><br />MOSCOW, February 18 (RIA Novosti) – Russians are divided about the use of conscript soldiers in the army, according to a survey published Tuesday.<br /><br />A total of 48 percent of Russians believe the military draft should remain a key source of manpower for the army, while 40 percent think only professional contract soldiers should serve, the poll by the independent Levada Center found.<br /><br />Almost half of Russians (48 percent) would like their children to serve in the army, while 33 percent would prefer to help their relatives dodge military service.<br /><br /><b><a href="http://en.ria.ru/russia/20140218/187653530/Russians-Split-on-Military-Draft--Survey.html">Read more</a></b> ....<br /><br /><b>My Comment:</b> I am very skeptical of these results. The older generation may favor it .... but most young Russians would prefer not to serve the necessary 1 year term.

Russians Are Split On Having A Military Draft

Russians Split on Military Draft – Survey. © RIA Novosti. Alexander Kryazhev Russians Split on Military Draft – Survey -- RIA Novosti MOSCOW...

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