The Institute of Socio-Political Research under the Russian Academy of Sciences (ISPR RAS) – is a leading Russian academic research center. It is engaged in a fundamental and applied research of social and socio-political processes. It was established in 1991 in Moscow. The Institute makes a socio-political analysis of the decisions made by the governmental, legislative and executive bodies. Since 1992 on it has been engaged in a “How do you do, Russia?” sociological monitoring conducted under the strategic socio-political research. The ISPR boasts a solid sociological and demographic data bank.