In addition to Minsk, the top ten includes Yekaterinburg, Rostov-on-Don, Krasnodar, Chelyabinsk, Saint Petersburg, Kazan, Ufa and Nur-Sultan.

“Moscow gained 14% of the votes as the most manly city in Russia and the CIS, Yekaterinburg 11%, Minsk 10%, Rostov-on-Don 9%, Krasnodar 8%, Chelyabinsk 6%, Saint Petersburg 5%, Kazan and Ufa 4%, Nur-Sultan 3%,” the agency said.

The ranking is based on an online survey of more than 5,000 users of the website on the topic of “Which CIS city has the best and most courageous men?” (the survey was held in late February).