Dark Tourism in Siberia / "Mission Siberia" (Misija Sibiras)

Hello, I am 3rd year student in the University of Sunderland. I am doing research for my final year Tourism project. My interest is people's opinions and perceptions, their motivations as well as experiences related to the visiting Dark Tourism places or ,in the other words, death-related places. I would be verry happy if you could spend couple minutes answering these quite simple and concrete questions for my research. This research is quite unique regarding my chosen topic. Thank you for your time. Every participant's answers are very important.

Dark Tourism in Siberia / "Mission Siberia" (Misija Sibiras)
Anketos rezultatai yra prieinami tik anketos autoriui

1. Your gender: ✪

2. Your age group: ✪

3. Your education ✪

4. Have you ever visited any Dark Tourism sites? (Dark Tourism - has been defined as tourism involving travel to sites historically associated with death and tragedy.) ✪

5. If you have visited Dark Tourism site, sites were?

(If you have selected "Not" in the question 4, you can skip this question)

6. Did you travel especially to this site or it was part of your trip during holidays?

(If you have selected "Not" in the question 4, you can skip this question)

7. What are the reason (motivation) for your visit?

(Please rate 1 - "it does not apply", 5 - "it strongly applies. If you have selected "Not" in the question 4, you can skip this question)
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A. Education
B. Curiosity
C. Remambrance
D. Exhibits / Artifacts
E. Show respect or ampathy
F. Entertainment
G. Self identity

8. What emotions you felt during visit?

(Please rate 1 - "it does not apply", 5 - "it strongly applies. If you have selected "Not" in the question 4, you can skip this question)
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A. Joy
B. Sadness
C. Acceptance
D. Disgust
E. Fear
F. Anger
G. Surprise

9. Have you ever heard of "Mission Siberia" ? ✪

(Lietuviskai - Misija Sibiras) Find out about "Mission Siberia": http://2014.misijasibiras.lt/about-the-project

10. Would you see yourself participating in this volunteer mission ?

(If you have selected "Not" in the question 9 or/and you have not read about "Mission Siberia" project, you can skip this question)

11. In your opinion, what kind of activities participants of "Mission Siberia" undertake?

(If you have selected "Not" in the question 9 or/and you have not read about "Mission Siberia" project, you can skip this question)
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A. Preserving the cemetaries of Lithuanian exiles
B. Helping local Lithuanian deportees community
C. Looking for self-identity and education
D. Entertainment
E. Curiosity

12. In your opinion, can you consider participants of "Mission Siberia" to be Dark Tourists?

(Dark Tourist - person who travels to the death-related sites. If you have selected "Not" in the question 9 or/and you have not read about "Mission Siberia" project, you can skip this question)

13. Is it ethically acceptable to exploit death-related (Dark Tourism) sites for tourism purposes? ✪

14. How visiting cemeteries and sites related to death of Lithuanian exiles impacts local communities in Siberia?

(If you have selected "Not" in the question 9 or/and you have not read about "Mission Siberia" project, you can skip this question)

15. Do you think Lithuanian government is giving enough attention and support preserving the culture of Lithuanian deportees (Museums, memorials, financial support for local community) ?

(If you don't really know about the actions of the Lithuanian government, you can skip this question)