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Top 5 surnames in the Russian media for a week (August 28 – September 3, 2023)

Top 5 surnames in the Russian media for a week (August 28 – September 3, 2023)
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Russian media’s interest in Evgeny Prigozhin has gradually decreased during the reporting period. He has recently been replaced by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, owing the second place in mentionability rating. Traditionally, Vladimir Putin still holds the first position. The fourth and fifth positions are occupied by US President Joe Biden and Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin, respectively.

The information space was analysed using a refined methodology based on monitoring 3200 Russian websites, telegram channels, YouTube channels, and significant accounts on VKontakte, Instagram and Facebook.

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