Leonid Sedov: For half of the country's population, it is self-evident that the president belongs to the Russian ethnic group
On August 3, 2005, an article by Levada Center analyst Leonid Sedov, “Problems of the 2008 presidential elections,” was published, in which the author, in particular, examines the ethno-nationalist potential of the upcoming presidential elections. According to L. Sedov, polls show that “Operation Successor” is not doomed to absolute success” and is trying to trace what factors and to what extent influence the choice of Russians.