PROTEST COMMUNITIES IN 'VKONTAKTE' SOCIAL NETWORK: TYPES, TOPICS, PUBLICATION CONTENT
Based on the analysis of 'VKontakte' social networking site, the article analyzes the Russian mass media communities that contributed to publications on the topic "Protest" during the protest movements in Russia on March 27, 2017. Structural analysis of the network publication activity of communities and content analysis of publications revealed three types of network communities: informational (not pro-government), oppositional and communities criticizing liberals. Analysis of anti-liberal groups showed that in key periods some of the groups make publications criticizing the current government. Another conclusion is that in the process of broadcasting events to a large audience some network media communities can be a powerful mouthpiece.