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[IMG]On the eve of the Day of Russian science, which since 1999 is celebrated on February 8 Russian Public Opinion Research Center (VTsIOM) I checked the Russians knowledge. 29-30 January 2011 1600 13 Russians simplest of questions from different fields have been set. The results surprised many researchers (see. Table). One-third (32%) of respondents believe that the sun revolves around the Earth. And a year ago we thought so 28% of our compatriots. 62% answered the basic question is true. 6% - not found an answer. And 20% believe that a complete revolution around the Sun, the Earth makes in one month. 76% of Russians believe that the Earth's hot center. 78% know that the oxygen we breathe comes from plants. But 11% believe that radioactive milk is safe to do, if it is just to boil. And as many as 55% do not doubt that all radioactivity - the handiwork of men. The fact that fewer electron atoms, believe 18% of Russians. The fact that the continents on which we live, move for millions of years and will continue to move in the future have heard 71% of our compatriots. The fact that the first humans lived in the same era as the dinosaurs, no doubt 29% of Russians. The fact that today's humans evolved from earlier species of human, believe 61% of Russians. At the same time 20% of Russians somehow believe that the child's sex is determined mother genes. 46% believe that antibiotics kill viruses as well as bacteria. 26% believe that the laser works by focusing sound waves.[/IMG]