The reason to enable the Levada center in the foreign agents registry were the words of the Director of the “mafia of power” in Russia, the Crimea joining criticism and quoting sociologists research article daughter Boris Nemtsov
RBC familiar with the act of checking the Levada center, which resulted in the sociological service was included in the register of foreign agents. The audit was conducted from 12 to 30 August, the reason was the request for the leader of the movement “Antimaydan” Dmitry Sablin senator, said the press service of the Ministry of Justice at the request of RBC.
Unreliable statements
Levada-Center, being funded by foreign organizations involved in political activity in Russia in the interests of these organizations, the Ministry of Justice stated in the inspection report. It does this center, according to the agency believes, “by training and dissemination, including the use of modern information technology, opinions on the measures by government authorities and their policies, as well as the formation of social and political views and beliefs, through social studies, surveys public opinion and publication of the results ».
as an example of the participation of the Levada center in the Ministry of Justice policy results in eight appearances center Director Lev Gudkov, head of Alexei Levinson and socio-cultural research at the center with links to them. In October 2014 Gudkov at the IV Congress of the intelligentsia session introduced the report of the “paradox of success immoral power: violence and voluntary irresponsibility”, where, as indicated by the Ministry of Justice, he spreads the view of the “current government system as the mafia and corrupt»
<. p> «power describes always, in all cases, when we ask to name the typical features of our deputies, politicians, representatives of the authorities, the first position is occupied replies: arrogant, dishonest, inefficient, incompetent, corrupt, putting themselves above the law, above the government, immoral, void of understanding, etc. We give a long list of malosimpatichnye definitions. These characteristics give by 45% and below “- leads the Ministry of Justice quotation from Gudkov. “It is also a director of L. Gudkov expressed the view that there are already existing authoritarian power”, – stated in the report
The Ministry of Justice did not accept the opinion Gudkov expressed by him during his lectures in July 2016, about the political system. Russia “as a closed authoritarian system, where power is based on the law enforcement agencies, security services, tycoons, government officials, the bureaucracy, and represents their interests».
officials also noted the statements Gudkov accession of Crimea in an interview with radio “Freedom” in March 2014. The instrument contains the following quote: “This whole situation with Crimea in fact can be considered as a reaction to the weakening of the power of mass support for the regime and the growth of social discontent. This is a very important point. The feeling that the whole political system in Russia as corrupt as the regime of Yanukovych, not gone anywhere. I think that after some time, when fumes and propaganda effect weakened (it can not go on for too long, will be the opposite effect), people feel, firstly, the unpleasant consequences of annexation of the Crimea, on the other hand, start to think about why Russia was in political isolation, why the economic situation in the country began to deteriorate rapidly »
Alexei Levinson, says the Ministry of Justice, in an interview by June 2016,” he expressed his opinion on the adoption of decisions of public authorities “:.” I I think that if an outbreak of popular discontent, but only in places where there is concentration of problems or unexpected action by the authorities. A famous example – Pikalevo [a town in Leningrad Oblast, where the locals came out to protest against the closure of enterprises]. Our authorities sometimes do stupid things, it may provoke a reaction. »
unwholesome deeds
The Ministry of Justice in its instrument also listed materials Levada Center, which he considered a political activities in the interests of other states. Among them, the brochure “Democracy in Russia: the installation of the population”, the project “Monitoring of social and economic change»
aggravating circumstance for sociologists is that their materials are cited media.. “During the audit found that the results of the research organization are used by the media, both in Russia and abroad. For example, in a daily digest the foreign press about events in Russia and in the world InoPressa regularly used data research organization. & Lt; … & gt; In addition to the research carried out in various areas of public life, the organization publishes articles and analyzes regarding the internal and foreign policy of the Russian Federation “, – says the Ministry of Justice. In the example given translation of an article in an international online newspaper Christian Science Monitor of February 2016, which referred to the possible involvement of the Russian authorities to the campaign in social networks and on the streets against President Barack Obama. Also agency officials cite Boris Nemtsov Jeanne daughter speakers translating slain politician in The Moscow Times Russia’s English-language newspaper called “retrogression: moral corruption of Russia”, published in December 2015
Most of the foreign funding Levada Center. I received from the United states, including the University of Wisconsin in Madison, the supervising agency for which means the US Department of defense, according to the inspection report. According to data published on the website of Ministry of Justice, the center also collaborated with George Washington University, Columbia University and the University of Colorado. In addition, the Levada Center has worked with the largest American Institute of Public Opinion the Gallup, one of the UK’s largest organization of marketing research Ipsos MORI, the German Society for Technical Cooperation (Deutsche Gesellschaft Fuer Technische Zusammenarbeit GMBH), cooperating with the German government, and others. This cooperation recognized foreign funding.
Inappropriate for elections
In 2013, after the adoption of the laws on NGOs, agents, the center has repeatedly checking the prosecutor’s office, then the foreign status sociologists have escaped agent. Levada-Center is not the first NGO that includes the registry for speaking guide. In 2015, a great response triggered inclusion in the register of foreign agents fund “Dynasty” and “Liberal Mission”, funded by well-known businessman Dmitry Zimin. Then the reason for the Ministry of Justice to recognize the political foundations have become Moscow’s seven lectures on contemporary politics.
NGO agents are required to indicate their status in all publications in the media and on the Internet. They do not have the right “to carry out activities contributing to or preventing the nomination of candidates, & lt; … & gt; election of candidates & lt; … & gt ;, as well as other forms of participation in election campaigns, referendum campaigns “, said in the Law” On Basic Guarantees of Electoral Rights “. The law does not specify whether the fall under this restriction to conduct pre-election polls. Levada-Center can not renounce all foreign contracts, Gudkov said Tuesday, and continued work on the publication of political ratings still in question.
Ratings power, which publishes the Levada Center, is traditionally lower than two other major Polster – POF and VCIOM. In early September, the Levada Center released a poll, according to which the rating of “United Russia” has fallen significantly – from 39 to 31% (the survey of 1,600 people in 48 regions on August 26-29, 2016). According to VTsIOM, for the “United Russia” ready to vote 41% of respondents (in the survey involved 1,600 people in 130 settlements, held August 28) at the FOM party’s electoral rating was 45% (survey 3 kDa persons, 28 of August).
The inclusion of the Levada center in the register of agents associated with the upcoming fourth term of Vladimir Putin, says political analyst Alexei Makarkin. “The publication of pre-election ratings could be the last straw, the real reason is much deeper. There is a desire in the context of the upcoming presidential elections to strengthen the control and remove from the field of sociologists who ask uncomfortable questions to the population. This is due to the fact that the situation after the elections will be very difficult: raising the retirement age to come, a large-scale cost reduction, etc. – And all this in a difficult geopolitical situation, “- says Makarkin
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