EXPERIENCE OF INFORMATION-EXPLANATORY WORK ON PREPARATION OF THE All-RUSSIAN POPULATION CENSUS IN THE TERRITORY OF THE UDMURT REPUBLIC IN 2008-2010

On the eve of the All-Russian Population Census 2020, the article analyzes the experience of organizing and conducting outreach to the population during the preparation of the All-Russian Population Census 2010. The information work of the modern census should be carried out on a highly professional basis with the involvement of specialists in the field of communication and using modern information technologies. An information campaign, which includes informing the population of the country about the census, forming a positive attitude towards the census among the population, encouraging participation in it and providing information about oneself, is one of the main areas of preparation for the census. Historians and researchers note that the lack of public awareness of the purpose of the census and the lack of explanatory work on the meaning, objectives and goals of the census negatively affect the attitude and results of the census. The authors analyze the experience of information work on the census of Udmurtia in the period from 2008 to 2010. Materials of the Federal State Statistics Service for the Udmurt Republic were used as the main source.