A regular meeting of the debating club at the Center “Nasledie” after Pitirim Sorokin took place on the 20th of April, 2017. The participants of discussion were students of the Syktyvkar State University after Pitirim Sorokin and students of the Komi republican academy of state service and administration. The topic of debate - are elections possible without “black PR”? - has been relevant for many years and is actively discussed both at the domestic level and in the media.