The census will be held in Russia for the first time in the last 86 years. The study will concern more than 56 million people and will take into account agricultural enterprises, farms and personal subsidiary plots located in the country. According to the head of the Federal State Statistics Service, Vladimir Sokolin, the main goal is “to collect complete information about the state of Russian agriculture, which will help formulate a balanced agricultural and industrial policy.” The official kept silent about the prospects of dispossession of wealthy peasants.