On October 27, Mikhail Mamonov, VCIOM’s Research Project Director, took part in the roundtable titled “Russian society and power after the 2016 parliamentary elections” organized by the Faculty of Political Science of Lomonosov Moscow State University.

The experts discussed how the September 18^th elections shaped Russian perceptions, values and settings; what impact they have had on Russian political preferences; whether any new leaders appeared as a result of new appointments; how the current state of the society and country's elite can influence the political process before the start of the presidential electoral campaign.