POLIS (Political Studies) 2016, No 03 Topic: Images, Symbols, Values – the Problems of Political Perception DOI: 10.17976/jpps/2016.03.00 CONTENT: PRESENTING THIS ISSUE Presenting this Issue. (p. 6-7) Gaman-Golutvina O.V., Smorgunov L.V., Timofeyeva L.N. Political Science Meets the Challenges of Modern Politics (Report from the 7th All-Russian Congress of Political Scientists) (7-11) THEME OF THE ISSUE: IMAGES, SYMBOLS, VALUES – THE PROBLEMS OF POLITICAL PERCEPTION Shestopal Ye.B., Gubchenko V.A. , Dzhamaludinov Sh.Z., Dzhgamadze K.B., Tumysov I.A. Images of EU in Russia: Problem of Perception (12-24) Yevgenyeva T.V., Selezneva A.V. Soviet Past in Value, Image and Symbolic Space of Russian Identity (25-39) Zverev A.L., Palitay I.S., Smulkina N.V., Rogozar A.I. Specifics of Political Perception in Contemporary Russia (40-54) RUSSIA TODAY Rutland P. Russia’s Post-Soviet Elite (55-72) Sheynis V.L. Constitutional Court in the Twists of Russian History (73-91) ORBIS TERRARUM Neklessa A.I. Babilon Aeris. Hybrid World and Syrian Maze (92-107) Korotayev A.V., Shishkina A.R., Isayev L.M. Arab Spring as a Global Phase Transition Trigger (108-122) Bolshova N.N. The Rise of Anti-Islamic Protests in Europe under the Refugee Crisis (Case of “Pegida” Movement in Germany) (123-137) Tikhonova S.V. Social Networks: Problems of Internet Socialization (138-152) REFLECTING ON MATTERS IN PRINT Gaman-Golutvina O.V. Reality and Myths of Modern Russian Political Culture (153-159) Meshcheryakov A.N. Russia and Japan in Embrace of Space and Time (160-172) Polyakov L.V. The Ontology of Russian Destiny: to Keep Forever? (173-180) Topychkanov A.V. History of Concepts as Political Science Discipline (On Publication of Russian Translation оf “Geschichtliche Grundbegriffe”) (181-191)