Kirill V. Podyachev Executive secretaryCandidate of Political Sciences, Scientific Researcher of the Center for the Study of Russia’s Regions, Institute of Sociology of FCTAS RAS (Moscow, Russia)His research interests are civil society and its interaction with government structures, the influence of cultural and value transformations on political culture and political behavior, methods of visual analysis and intuitive knowledge in sociology. He is the author of more than 50 papers including the monograph “Citizens' Appeals to Government and Civil Participation in Russia: Political Scientist’s View” (2011). He is an expert of Oxford Russia Fund in the field of “Political science”. He is a member of Russian Political Science Association. He gives lectures for students in Russian universities.Profiles:Reseacherid: G-8881-2017elibrary AuthorId: 519041E-mail: vestnik@isras.ruMoreback