Virtualization of the Image of a Parliamentary Institution as a Factor in Improving the Perception of the State Duma of the Russian Federation

   After the implementation of the constitutional reform in 2020, increasing confidence in the State Duma and improving its perception by Russian citizens is of crucial importance. The parliamentary institute has received new functions related to the formation of executive bodies, which makes the level of legitimacy of the Duma dependent on the legitimacy, particularly, of the Russian Government. A reality in which a larger number of citizens disapprove of the activities of the Parliament threatens the stability of the entire political system . The article presents proposals for the development of virtualization of the image of the State Duma, which can lead to an increase in the level of approval of its activities. Virtualization of the image of the Parliament, which we understood as the process of putting into the mass consciousness ideal images of reality that construct, imitate and replace reality itself, should help to increase trust and determine the behaviour of citizens based on the formed values and practices. Thus, virtualization should include two main components: the creation of a value-semantic system and the formation and implementation of simulacra that will simulate the activities of the State Duma, based on the value system. Virtualization should allow not only to improve the perception of the State Duma, but also to intensify the individual and collective need of citizens to participate in the activities of the parliamentary institute (by providing them with real tools for this purpose), and improve the quality of legislative work.

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