30.06.2009
The Russian National Centre for Public Opinion Studies conducted a poll asking Russian people about the most important inventions and achievements of the 21
st and 20
th centuries. As far as the achievements of the past century are concerned, most Russians said that the outer space exploration is the most important one. Fourteen percent of respondents consider the computer to be the most important invention of the past century. Eight percent of respondents voted for mobile phones, television and the internet