Center is sometimes criticized by its subjects of study. Gennady Zyuganov (leader of Communist Party of Russian Federation) criticized VTsIOM's objectivity when evaluating media request results of VTsIOM study on Lenin's Mausoleum stating "I think this is an unprofessional study". According to VTsIOM, Russians supported burying Lenin's remains in a cemetery rather than keeping them in the mausoleum. According to Berlin-based bne IntelliNews, VTsIOM’s question about the 2019 Moscow protests was "subtly designed to give a result that supports the government’s point of view." Research VTsIOM conducts research on both regional and federal levels, as well as in the post-Soviet space (together with colleagues from the former USSR—members of "Eurasian Monitor" Agency) and other countries. Topics of interest include: Politics: elections, politician approval ratings, protest potential Social sphere: education, health care, family, housing, corruption Business: finance and insurance, product and corporate brand development, corporate reputation, trademarks, IT and media, auto sector, real estate, sports industry Methods A wide range of research techniques, such as personal interviews, focus groups, mystery shopping, hall tests, exit polls, expert surveys, and telephone interviews, is used. Research methods include both descriptive and inferential statistical analysis, as well as sample building programs. Surveys based on a representative sampling are conducted every week on 1,600 people from 140 places throughout the 42 regions of Russia. Selected VTsIOM projects VTsIOM regularly coordinates and implements international research projects for foreign and Russian customers such as UNDP, U.S. State Department, NATO Bureau in Moscow and others. Since 2004 the Center has actively participated in designing the system of regular sociological research in the post-Soviet area (in the framework of "Eurasian Monitor", VTsIOM is one of the founders of Eurasian Monitor as well as other sociological services in the former USSR republics. "Exit Polls at parliamentary and presidential elections" (client – "1st TV Channel") 2007 - 2008 "Evaluation of the company-employer image" ("RosNeft") 2007 "Evaluation of the company-employer image" ("Severstal") 2008 "Evaluation of the company-employer image" ("RusAl – management company") 2007 "Study on the Brand General Fame" ("Heineken-Commercial") 2007 "Social Adaptation of HIV-infected: Estimating the situation in healthcare, education and employment" (UNDP) 2007 "Study of national relationship upon the results of Nationwide surveys" (Institute for Diaspora and Integration) 2007 "Study of entrepreneurial environment conditions, evaluation of business and power interaction" (RSPP) 2007-2008 "Study of the level of trust of Russians towards mass media" (Office of the Public Chamber of Russia) 2007