Political interests and priorities of internet users

In the current context of society's development, the Internet is treated as a space for the implementation of political practices rather than their tool. The introduction of the latest information technology into politics makes it relevant to change the modern political paradigm. The research examines the political interests of citizens in the web space that effectively arranges the virtual political space and performs certain functions at every stage of citizens' involvement in the political process. At the same time, the concept of political interest is regarded as a real basis of political consciousness, a foundation of politics, a cause of political actions. Having analyzed Yandex search results, the author reveals that a study of the political behavior of Internet users allows one to understand the aspects of political interests and political reaction of the population, public mood, and the attitude of politically active citizens to the country's leadership. A wealth of real-time information on political events gives ground to consider the web space as a translator and a generator of modern political interests.