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Social and Communicative Practices of Interaction Between Institutions of Power and the Population in the Region: Social Factors and Current Trends

This article discusses the interaction of power institutions with citizens at the regional level. The definition of a region is given and described. The results of the study conducted in Saratov region are presented. The results obtained during the survey are analyzed and compared with the studies of other authors and statistical collections. These observations allow us to say that the current level of society’s informatization is not enough for the open model of the interaction between the power and the population.

Political Technology of Region Branding as a Possibility of Forming Its Positive Image and Increasing Investment Attractiveness

The paper discusses issues of the Russian Federation regions branding on the example of the Saratov Region. Regional executive authorities’ actions on the official symbols introduction and creation of territory brand, as well as development of investors informational support system through the Investment Portal of the Saratov Region in order to create regional positive image are analyzed. The practicability of the Saratov Region branding at the current stage of economic development is identified and justified.

Formation of Parliamentarism in Russia: Contours of New Political Institutions

The article describes the main conditions and principles of formation of the Russian parliamentarism, the brief description of basics of the electoral process at that time. As the leading factors in the development of the Institute of parliamentarism in our country, allocated: high degree of politicization of the Russian society, the lack of cooperation of legislative and Executive authorities, their isolation from each other, the fragmentation of the political-ideological spectrum, contribute to the high degree of competition of political parties and party factions.