According to the poll, 70% of Russian men and 61% of Russian women consider the bear the right symbol for Russia. "The majority of respondents who named the bear as the most fitting symbol (33% of ...

36; Chargeons les Russes (Let’s Make Caricatures of the Russians), no. 10. Le Charivari. April 17–18, 1854. LD 2493. “The Northern Bear, the most disagreeable of all the known bears.” The bellicose ...