According to a recent poll of the All-Russian Public Opinion Research Center, almost 60% of Russians are living with a feeling of instability in the country, this causes anxiety among another 44%. Meanwhile, 2021 will become quite a politicised year because elections of a new composition of the State Duma are ahead in Russia. What role can social media play in the fight for voters’ votes? And should politicians use them? Sociologists, political experts, deputies discussed these and other questions during a discussion at a meeting of Volga expert club. Realnoe Vremya’s correspondent listened to the discussion.
Russians lost trust in the mass media and were disappointed with the party of power