Current Trends of Political Parties and Political Leadership Researches (the Results of 8th All-Russian Congress of Political Scientists RPSA)
The article is a review of sections «Research Committee on Comparative Studies of Parties and Electoral Systems» and «Political Leadership» held within the framework of the 8th All-Russian Congress of political scientists of Russian Association of Political Science (December 6-8, 2018). The authors analyze the speeches and theses of the congress participants and assess the prospects for the development of these scientific directions in Russian political science.