Factor Analysis of the Formation of the Reputation of the Russian Power: According to the Results of Sociological Research

The article presents the results of factor analysis of reputation formation, allowing for the identification of a set of interrelated indicators that have a high degree of influence on the assessment of Russian power reputation as a whole (state and municipal authorities of the Russian Federation) and regional executive authority. The study is carried out on a wide empirical database – data from mass sociological surveys of the population conducted in 2021–2022 in 11 constituent entities of the Russian Federation and in 2025 – in the Smolensk region. One hidden factor was identified, which accounts for the bulk of the observed data redundancy, and a list of significant indicators of the formation of the reputation of the authorities affecting its assessment was compiled. The transition between regions is invariant for the obtained sets of indicators. The interpretation of the selected variables based on the results of research factor analysis allows us to conclude that two fundamental groups of indicators prevail: assessing the reputation of different levels and branches of power, higher authorities and officials, and meaningful characteristics of reputation, such as honesty, responsibility, justice, etc.