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The journal was founded in 2008, and its founder is the Vologda Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The publication is indexed in the Web of Science (ESCI) and RSCI databases, is included in the White List (level 3), the first level of the Unified State List of Scientific Publications, the list of the Higher Attestation Commission of the Russian Federation (K1). The English-language version of the journal has been published since 2009.

On August 13, 2026, at the meeting of the permanent scientific seminar "Social Economics" within the framework of the scientific school "Problems of integrated research of regional Economic and Social Processes", the director, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Professor V.A. Ilyin, presented the following The report "Digital inclusion of older people" was discussed.: behavioral strategies and isolation factors", prepared jointly with Candidate of Economics A.A. Sokolova. The research results were obtained as part of a grant project supported by the Russian Science Foundation "Conceptual foundations and practices for achieving the digital well–being of the older generation in the consumer sector" (directed by M.A. Gruzdeva).

The journal was founded in 1997, and its founder is the Vologda Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The publication has been assigned category K1 in the List of the Higher Attestation Commission, it is included in the second level of the Unified State List of Scientific Publications. A full-text English-language version of the magazine has been published since October 2025.

On November 5-6, 2026, the Institute of Philosophy of the Russian Academy of Sciences will host the V Anniversary Lapin Readings, organized by the VolSC RAS and the Center for the Study of Socio-Cultural Changes in the Philosophy of Culture Sector of the Institute of Philosophy of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The conference dedicated to the 95th anniversary of Nikolai Ivanovich Lapin has the status of an All-Russian conference with international participation and is a direct continuation of the multi-year program "Problems of socio-cultural evolution of Russia and its regions." In 2026, the readings will bring together participants for the nineteenth time, bringing together scientists, teachers, graduate students and experts from different regions of Russia and abroad.

On August 3, 2026, a meeting of the Headquarters of Public Election Monitoring was held in the Public Chamber of the Vologda region. The event was dedicated to the organization of the upcoming election campaign, in particular, remote electronic voting (DEG) in the elections to the State Duma and the Legislative Assembly of the Vologda region. The meeting was attended by the Director of the VolSC RAS, Doctor of Economics A.A. Shabunova.

On November 27-28, 2025, the X All-Russian Scientific and Practical Conference with international participation "Strategy and tactics of socio-economic reforms: national priorities and projects" was held at the VolSC RAS, dedicated to the 35th anniversary of the Center. The event was organized by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, the Russian Academy of Sciences, the Government of the Vologda Region, the Vologda City Administration, the Vologda Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The event brought together leading scientists, politicians, representatives of civil society and business and became a platform for the scientific search for mechanisms, substantiation of strategies and tactics for the implementation of socio-economic reforms at the federal and regional levels. taking into account the achievement of Russia's national development goals and the application of modern theories. During the conference, 140 scientific reports were presented on the problems of human potential development in Russia in the context of achieving strategic national goals, studying the strategic priorities of economic development of territorial systems, and the development of the Russian agro-industrial complex. These materials constitute the content of this collection.

On March 30 – April 3, 2026, the XI International Scientific and Practical Internet Conference "Global Challenges and Regional Development in the mirror of sociological Dimensions" was held at the VolSC RAS. The event was organized by the Institute of Sociology of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus and the Vologda Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The event brought together leading experts from different regions of Russia who presented the results of their research in the fields of economics, healthcare, culture and entrepreneurship. During the conference, 109 reports were presented on topical issues of development in Russia and a number of foreign countries in the context of global global challenges. These materials constitute the content of this collection.

The fourth issue of the bulletin "Public Administration Effectiveness in population assessments", which was prepared by scientists of the VolSC RAS, presents an analysis of the dynamics of public opinion based on the results of monitoring conducted in the Vologda Oblast from May 18 to June 8, 2026. The study focuses on comparing the population's assessments of the political and socio-economic situation in the country and the region with the results of previous measurements: for the last two "waves" of surveys (June 2026 to April 2026) and for 12 months (by June 2025). In addition, a special thematic section provides data on the attitude of residents access to mass media in comparison with 2025 and 2022.

On July 17, 2026, as part of the St. Petersburg Days in Vologda, a round table "Development of Academic Science in the region" was held at the VolSC RAS with the participation of representatives of the St. Petersburg Science Committee.‑St. Petersburg, the Ministry of Education of the Vologda region and the leading universities of the regions. The participants discussed areas of socio-economic research, personnel training and prospects for interregional cooperation. During the event, the Center's research priorities were presented and concrete steps were outlined to strengthen scientific and educational ties between the two regions.

E.G. Leonidova, Ph.D., Head of the Laboratory of Industry Research, Senior Researcher at the Center for Structural Research and Forecasting of Territorial Development of the VolSC RAS, presented the results of an analysis of tourism development trends and a forecast of its multiplicative effects using the example of the subjects of the Northwestern Federal District, obtained as part of the implementation of the Russian Foundation for Basic Research grant "Transformation of Value Chains in the Russian Economy in New Geopolitical Conditions conditions: intersectoral, industry and corporate cross-section" at the LXXI session of the Russian-French Scientific Seminar, which took place on July 3 in Moscow. The event was organized by the Institute of National Economic Forecasting of the Russian Academy of Sciences (INP RAS) and the Center for Research on Industrialization Models (CEMI, France).

Chairman of the Council of Young Scientists, M.Sc. of the Center for Socio-Cultural and Political Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, A.A. Korzina, took part in the XIV All-Russian Congress of Councils of Young Scientists and Student Scientific Societies, which was held on the basis of the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology on July 9-11. The event has become a significant platform for expanding professional horizons, establishing scientific contacts and discussing topical issues of youth science development in Russia.

The Vologda Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences summed up the results of the annual questionnaire survey based on the assessment of the journal "Economic and Social Changes: Facts, Trends, forecast" for 2025.

Since 2008, the Center has been the founder of the journal "Economic and Social Changes: Facts, Trends, Forecast". The English-language version of the magazine has been published since 2009. The publication is indexed in the databases Web of Science (ESCI), RSCI, Higher Attestation Commission of the Russian Federation (K1), White List (level 3) and is included in the first level of the Unified State List of Scientific Publications. The journal ranks 8th in the SCIENCE INDEX ranking for 2025 on the topic "Economics. Economic Sciences".

127 experts participated in the survey conducted in 2026 – members of the editorial board, authors, reviewers and staff of the Center. Most of them (93.7%) highly appreciated the level of materials published in the journal. More information about the survey results can be found in the attached file.

The editors of the journal would like to thank all the experts for participating in the survey. Your feedback is extremely valuable and serves as an important guideline for the development of the publication.

The journal was founded in 2018, and its founder is the Vologda Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The editor–in–chief is E.A. Mazilov, Ph.D. in Economics, Deputy Director for Development and Implementation of Promising projects at the VolSC RAS, Director of the NWNIIMLPH, a separate division of the VolSC RAS. The publication is indexed in the RSCI, is included in the list of the Higher Attestation Commission of the Russian Federation (K2), the Unified State List of Scientific Publications (level 3).

On June 25, 2026, N.N. Mikhalko, a research engineer at the Center for Socio-Cultural and Political Studies of the VolSC RAS, presented for discussion at a meeting of the permanent scientific seminar "Social Economics" within the framework of the scientific school "Problems of integrated Research of regional Economic and Social Processes" (head – Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Professor V.A. Ilyin) The report "Cultural resilience in the regions: from pandemic shock to recovery".

On July 3, 2026, the traditional departure, timed to coincide with the start of a corporate vacation, brought together 78 representatives of 13 structural divisions of the Russian Academy of Sciences at the Architectural and Ethnographic Museum of the Vologda Region (Semenkovo village). The tour organized by the Trade Union of the Center allowed the guests to touch the origins of the culture and mentality of the Russian people, immerse themselves in the atmosphere of peasant life thanks to theatrical skits prepared and performed by the museum staff.