Internet in the Post-Soviet Area

Sergey Davydov is an associate professor at the Department of Sociology and senior researcher at the International Laboratory for Social Integration Research of the HSE University, Moscow (Russia). His research focuses on media sociology and public opinion, as well as the methodologies of social studies. Between 2005 and 2011, he was the head of Media Research at the International Institute of Marketing and Social Research “GfK-Rus.” Davydov is the author of various academic publications and the head of several research projects. He is an editor on the book "Internet in Russia: A Study of the Runet and Its Impact on Social Life", published in "Societies and Political Orders in Transition" series by Springer in 2020. Further, he is a member of several international academic and industrial associations and societies.

• 1. Introduction.- PART 1. CHARACTERIZING THE POST-SOVIET INTERNET.- 2.Representation of the Post-Soviet Countries in the Global Online Information Space in 2020-2021: Frequency of Mention, Media Dynamics, Mood Characteristics.- 3. Legal Regulation of the Internet around Post-Soviet Space.- 4. Cancel Culture and Novaya Etika in Russian Public Discourse.- 5. Online coping strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic: the case of Izoizolyacia flash mob.- PART 2. POST-SOVIET COUNTRIES: SPECIAL FOCUS.- 6. Developing an Advanced Digital Society: An Estonian Case Study.- 7. Uanet through Socio-Political Perspectives.- 8. Media Generations of the Russians in the Digital Media Environment: Opportunities for Intergenerational Communication.- 9. Elite Students in Kazakhstan: Complexities of the Internet and the International Arena.- 10. Measuring Media Literacy Level: A Case of Central Asia