Offline and Online Civic Activity: General and Special

The article is devoted to the analysis of offline (traditional activity) and online (Internet activity) activity in modern Russia. The article presents the results of a study of civic activity in Russia, which has been conducted by the method of experts' survey (hold on since 2014). The article focuses on the analysis of differences and similarities of online and offline civic activity. The assessment of the level of development of online and offline civic activity is given. At the moment, there is an uneven development of offline and online activity in the socio-political sphere in Russia. Experts' estimates indicate the superiority of online activity over off-line in terms of popularity and demand. At the same time, the state reacted almost equally to the manifestations of offline and online civic activity. The reasons for the popularity of the Internet, the level of its influence on the socio-political reality are indicated. The analysis of the formation of associations in offline and online coalitions of NGO and civic activists is carried out. The state's attitude to the manifestations of offline and online civic activity is determined. The results of the study suggest that both real and virtual spaces for the implementation of civic activity are interconnected and unified in nature. Online and offline civic activity do not have clear and serious differences in their manifestations. The spaces themselves have their own specific features of functioning. However, collective actions on the web and in the real world are carried out to implement different forms of civic activity and using the same mechanisms to achieve goals.