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The most desirable interlocutors among literary heroes for Russians were Margarita from the novel by Mikhail Bulgakov and Sherlock Holmes from the novels of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, showed a survey of the LitRes book service together with the Zigmund.Online online psychotherapy service.
According to analysts, 82% of respondents would like to talk to literary heroes. Among the heroes of foreign works, the most popular was the detective Sherlock Holmes, who received 11% of the votes. In second place was the character of the Harry Potter saga Albus Dumbledore, for whom 10.4% of respondents voted. In third place was the hero of the same saga Severus Snape – 9% of the vote.
Fourth place was taken by Elizabeth Bennet, with whom 7% of respondents would like to have a heart-to-heart talk. Also in the top five was the Little Prince from the novel of the same name by Antoine de Saint-Exupery – 3.2% of respondents voted for him.
Among the characters of Russian literature, the most desirable interlocutor was Margarita from the novel “The Master and Margarita” by Mikhail Bulgakov. 10.3% of respondents would like to chat with her face-to-face. In second place was the Master – the hero of the same work. He won 8.7% of the vote. In third place was Erast Fandorin, the hero of Boris Akunin’s detectives (recognized as a foreign agent in the Russian Federation). 7.3% of respondents would like to have the opportunity to talk to him.
6.5% of respondents dream of talking to Anna Karenina from the novel of the same name by Leo Tolstoy. And the fifth line, gaining 5.9% of the vote, was taken by Ostap Bender, known for the cult books “12 Chairs” and “The Golden Calf” by satirists Ilya Ilf and Yevgeny Petrov.
“Interestingly, 22% of respondents hope that these characters from world literature would be able to give them competent advice in love relationships. I don’t know how fair this is, but I’m sure that a conversation with the characters would really turn out to be interesting and memorable, ”concluded Ekaterina Pisareva, editor-in-chief of the LitRes group of companies.
Earlier, Rosbalt wrote that Eugene Onegin, Natasha Rostova and Bella Swan were among the most disliked literary characters by Russians.
Source: Rosbalt
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