Vegetarians and vegans are not a new phenomenon for Russia, but few are willing to completely abandon meat and animal products. In Russia, only 2% of vegetarians. This is stated in the results of a federal sociological survey conducted in March 2019 by independent agencies Zoom Market, the largest number of which are in St. Petersburg and Kaliningrad. Besides St. Petersburg and Kaliningrad, the most vegetarian cities included Moscow (3rd place), Krasnodar ( 4), Rostov-on-Don (5), Astrakhan (6), Ivanovo (7) and Kazan (8). According to Andrey Shtyrov, commercial director of Zoom Market, the majority of respondents who were in the sample and who consider themselves to be vegetarians indicated main reasons for refusing meat: Health za (59%), a tribute to fashion (22%), sorry for the animals (11%) and medical restrictions for health (8%).
Vegetarians and vegans are not a new phenomenon for Russia, but few are willing to completely abandon meat and animal products. In Russia, only 2% of vegetarians. This is stated in the results of a federal sociological survey conducted in March 2019 by independent agencies Zoom Market, the largest number of which are in St. Petersburg and Kaliningrad. Besides St. Petersburg and Kaliningrad, the most vegetarian cities included Moscow (3rd place), Krasnodar ( 4), Rostov-on-Don (5), Astrakhan (6), Ivanovo (7) and Kazan (8). According to Andrey Shtyrov, commercial director of Zoom Market, the majority of respondents who were in the sample and who consider themselves to be vegetarians indicated main reasons for refusing meat: Health za (59%), a tribute to fashion (22%), sorry for the animals (11%) and medical restrictions for health (8%).