Russian Public Opinion Research Center

Russian Public Opinion Research Center (VTsIOM) (Russian:Всероссийский центр изучения общественного мнения – ВЦИОМ, tr.Vsyerossiǐskiǐ tsentr izučenija obščestvennogo mnenija – VTsIOM), established in 1987, known as the "All-Union Center for the Study of Public Opinion" until 1992, is the oldest polling institution in post-Soviet Russia. It is one of Russia's leading sociological and market research companies in Russia. The state-owned and government-run institution reports to the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs.