Studying Political Communities in VK.com with Network Analysis

The study explores politicized virtual communities of Russia in the VK.com within social network analysis approach. paper focuses on VK since it is largest networking service Russia. authors aim to draw a general map which are politically engaged and represent all political ideologies data were collected with help API 2019. Based specially designed algorithm, have sample 115 communities. presents critical implementation sampling crawling. argue that this includes significant from full range ideologically oriented discussion groups institutionalized actors such as parties government agencies, including leading Russian mass media. apply Gephi visualization software package, software, produce indicates media communities, or institutions, concentrated at core graph. At same time, about periphery