If you want to find out about the today’s social moods and tendencies in Russia, to track the monthly changes in political leaders’ popularity, the rise and fall of trust in the government, the president, attitudes towards politics and concrete policies…If you are interested in the changes in structure of Russian society, the polarization of poverty and wealth, people’s views on social justice and means to that end…If you need information on the current situation in Russian business, tendencies in the consumer goods market, mass audience demands…Then you can find the answers to these and other questions linked to the changes taking place in the country in ‘Public Opinion Monitoring: economic and social changes’, published by VCIOM.Each edition of the journal provides the reader with the latest information on the opinions, moods and views of 2-3 thousand people.Mass polling data, collected through samples representative of Russia, are supplied and enhanced by questionnaire results taken from qualified experts, representatives of the new elite, entrepreneurs, farmers, the unemployed and many other social groups. With ‘Monitoring’ you can follow events in Siberia, the Far East, the Urals and the Volga region, the North, the Centre and the South of Russia, in big cities and small towns, in the countryside. ‘Monitoring’ reflects the expectations and feelings of different age, education, socio-demographic and income groups of the population.‘Monitoring’s objective, exact, regular and latest information is useful for all those wishing to take governmental decisions, for those working in analysis of the situation and prognosis of the future development of Russian society. ‘Monitoring’ is a highly effective aid in the study of modern Russia.Our journal is useful for those working in institutions of government, those in analytical centres, teachers, lecturers, journalists and other specialists studying problems in Russia. It is an essential addition to every library, especially university and academic libraries.‘Monitoring’ journal is a respected publication of 100 pages (170x240mm). It contains analytical articles, tables displaying data in its social distribution, and also the dynamics of the main socio-economic indicators.The journal is prepared by VCIOM’s leading specialists and other sociological centres in Russia and the CIS.Monitoring is distributed amongst subscribers. Issue – one per quarter.
