Rating of politicians, power officials, entrepreneurs, scientists and scholars of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania of the North Caucasian Federal District of the Russian Federation (April 2011)
In order to study the role of the modern elite of North Ossetia - leading politicians, officials, entrepreneurs, scientists and scholars whose activities determine the socio-economic and political situation in the republic, the North Ossetian Centre for Social Research of the Institute of Social and Political Studies of Russian Academy of Sciences in cooperation with the department of political science and sociological studies carried out a mass and expert surveys among residents of Vladikavkaz. The main objective of the study within this article was to determine the social choice of effectively acting leader in the republic. Current hypothesis: there is a belief in the society that the government is distanced from problems of society and focused on solving their own problems. That explains the low rating of the modern elite of North Ossetia. The survey involved 300 residents and 52 experts. Research materials shows the absolute leadership of the entrepreneur from St. Petersburg, the former CEO of the brewery "Baltika" T. Bolloev.