Redesign options for the party-political system in Russia: the experience of empirical research

The study explores the current state and prospects of reformatting the party-political system of Russia in the interests of the development of society. The provisions set forth in the work are built on the basis of a generalization of the results of a large-scale sociological study, the methodology of which was a combination of desk research, focus groups, expert interviews and closed expert sessions. The author analyzes the ideological foundations of the party-political system of Russia, assesses its perception by voters, explores the functional effectiveness of parties as potential spokesmen for the interests and values of macro-social groups. Several fundamental conditions for the functioning and possible reboot of the Russian party-political system are highlighted. The ideological demands of the electorate in relation to political parties are studied. The actors of Russian political system are described. The variants of the party space design are indicated: three-party and multi-party. The project was implemented in 2019.