Forward / Andrey Yu. Shutov -- The key role of perception as a mechanism of mass political mentality / Elena Shestopal, Audrey Zverev, Natalia Bokova, and Natalia Smulkina -- Methodology of the study of various political objects / Elena Shestopal, Alena Zatonskih, Irina Moiseeva, and Ivan Palitai -- Content of authorities' images / Elena Shestopal, Maxim Zhestkov, Svetlana Akhmatnurova, Ignat Bogdan, Svyatoslav Davydov, Vladislav Markov, Ekaterina Muzyka, Svetlana Nesterova, Gadzhibala Ramaldanov, Natalia Smulkina, Anastasia Trushcheva, and Angela Cherdanzeva -- Psychological structure of authorities' images / Elena Shestopal, Ignat Bogdan, Natalia Bokova, and Olga Bukreeva -- Images of authorities in different social groups / Elena Shestopal, Ekaterina Muzyka, Anna Rogozar, Lira Gazizova, and Maria Suslina -- Image of the contemporary Russian state / Elena Shestopal and Philip Perzh -- Image of Russia's parliament / Elena Shestopal and Irina Moiseeva -- Images of Russia's political parties / Elena Shestopal, Ivan Palitai, and Alena Zatonskih -- Certain psychological features of perception of Russian leaders / Elena Shestopal -- Presidents as leaders / Elena Shestopal and Natalia Smulkina -- Images of executive branch leaders / Elena Shestopal, Anastasia Trushcheva, and Vladislav Markov -- Leaders of opposition: images of A. Navalny, M. Prokhorov, M. Khodorkovsky, and A. Kudrin / Elena Shestopal and Svyatoslav Davydov -- Regional leaders: governors / Elena Shestopal and Elena Yakovleva -- Political leaders of Russia's parliament / Elena Shestopal and Irina Moiseeva -- Postscript: 2014: the end of the time of troubles? / Elena Shestopal.