SCIENTIFIC VOLUNTEERING IN RUSSIA: IDEAS OF POPULARIZERS AND ORGANIZERS

The article deals with the problems of ideas popularizers and project organizers regarding scientific volunteering. object research is volunteering as a social movement. subject about As part study, 6 semi-structured interviews were conducted promoters Among organizers, people from three areas science interviewed: exact, natural human sciences. main activity directly related to work in field. result associations identified, associated primarily community interactions within it. Also, definition was formed special interaction who are not professionally activities, scientists. hierarchical structure image participants volunteering, importance for society due attracting funding reducing costs, real ideal its advantages form saving resources scientists drawing attention relevant shortcomings small number Russian projects framework lack common understanding among volunteers massivization civil country identified. In addition, changes at beginning their during period further studied. Based on results various recommendations proposed development Russia, namely, search cooperation between stakeholders media NGOs wide dissemination information, creation distribution platforms science, formation an expert support by non-financial means, also through deeper organizers.