Sokolov made it into the "top five."
The company "Medialogy" published the media ratings of governors for July 2026. In the Volga Federal District, the governor of Kirov region, Alexander Sokolov, ranked 5th, and 35th nationwide. Over the month, he rose 5 and 23 places in these media ratings, respectively. The number of media mentions dedicated to him reached 9,810, with a media index of 47,388.6 points.
For comparison: the top positions in Russia were held by the heads of Moscow, Moscow region, and Rostov region. They were mentioned 65,000, 31,000, and 25,000 times, respectively, with media indexes reaching 704,000, 378,000, and 194,000 points. At the bottom were politicians from Kabardino-Balkaria, Nenets Autonomous Okrug, and Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, with mentions ranging from 1,000 to 2,000 times, and media indexes from 3,200 to 6,000 points.
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Sokolov made it into the "top five."
The governor of the Kirov region ranked 5th in the media rating in the Volga Federal District.