''The Russian Public Opinion Herald'' () is a Russian

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journal which is published by the

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four times a year. It was first published in 2003, in combination with the foundation of the Levada Center.

Description

''The Russian Public Opinion Herald'' illustrates the results of monitoring social and economic changes via surveys and

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s that a carried out by the Levada Center. This program was originally developed by a collective under the direction of the academician

Tatyana Zaslavskaya Tatyana Ivanovna Zaslavskaya (, April 9, 1927 – August 23, 2013) was a Russian economic sociologist and a theoretician of perestroika. She was the prime author of the Novosibirsk Report and several books on the economy of the Soviet Union ( ...

's in 1992–1993. Some of the biggest surveys that have been carried out and analyzed in the journal in the past include "protest potential" (since 1993), "relations to economic reforms" (since 1994), "indicators of optimism" (since 1994), "trust in political leaders" (since 2000) and many more. The journal consists of

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s, describing and analysing the results of the different projects. In addition to that there is a tabular part in each issue of the journal to illustrate the outcome of the surveys. Data of certain researches which were published in the past constantly re-appear with updated indicators for their current validity. On several pages of the journal, statistics, theoretical articles, discussions and analytical materials of other researches are also being displayed. Another part of the journal examines scientific articles, devoted to the basic aspects of the Russian society.

Yuri Levada Yuri Alexandrovich Levada (; 24 April 1930 – 16 November 2006) was a well known Russian sociologist, political scientist and the founder of the Levada Center. Scientific activity to 1988 In 1952 Levada graduated from the Philosophical fac ...

's articles were constantly published in the journal, often concerning the general idea of "The Soviet Person" (Homo Soveticus), a topic which is still of high relevance for the Levada Center today. The journal is published by the Levada Center in collaboration with the Interdisciplinary Academic Center (Russian: ИНТЕРЦЕНТР). Lev Gudkov,

Boris Dubin Boris Vladimirovich Dubin (; 31 December 1946 – 20 August 2014) was a Russian sociologist, and a translator for English, French, Spanish, Latin American and Polish literature. Dubin was the head of department of sociopolitical researches at t ...

, Alexey Levinson, Marina Krasilnikovoja and other employees of the center regularly publish articles in the journal. Some of the most important Russian sociologists,

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s and

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s who constantly made an appearance in the journal include:

Boris Grushin Boris Andreevich Grushin (; 2 August 1929, in Moscow – 18 September 2007, in Moscow) was a well-known Soviet and Russian philosopher, sociologist and historical and sociological scientist. He is generally seen as the pioneer of public opinion pol ...

, Igor Kon, Tatyana Vorozhejkina,

Georgy Satarov Georgy Aleksandrovich Satarov (; born August 22, 1947, in Moscow), is a Russian mathematician, politician, political scientist and a former aide to Russian President Boris Yeltsin (1994–1997). He has the federal state civilian service rank of 1 ...

, etc. In the autumn of 2008 ''The Russian Public Opinion Herald'' has been awarded by the

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fair of book culture for being "a significant contribution to the development of the book industry in Siberia".Journals listed on the Krasnoyarsk book fair, 2008 (in Russian)
/ref> In the year of the first publication 2003, only 2 episodes of the journal were released while in the years of 2004 to 2008 the number rose to 6 copies per year. The estimate for 2009 is 4 issues – since very recently, a subscription for a PDF-copy of the journal is also available. Editor in chief: *From 2003 to 2006 –

(1930–2006) *From 2006 to the present day – Lev Gudkov

References

External links

The Russian Public Opinion Herald on the Levada Center's websiteThe Russian Public Opinion Herald in the Library of CongressThe Russian Public Opinion Herald in the CEU Library
{{DEFAULTSORT:Russian Public Opinion Herald Newspapers established in 1993 Newspapers established in 2003 Sociology journals