The Problem of Electronic Passport in Russia

The paper is devoted to the problem of development of electronic passport in Russia. The new format of the identity card will be a plastic card, where all relevant information about the citizen, recorded in a regular passport will be collected. At the same time, this united document will contain data on driver's licenses, bank cards, insurance and other documents.We made the analysis of sociological investigation of All-Russian Center for the Study of Public Opinion (VCIOM). The sample included 2000 people from different cities, towns, and villages in Russia. The results showed that 60% of Russians heard about the forthcoming using of electronic passports, but only 4% were interested in searching information about it. 31% of respondents would like to receive such electronic document. 50% of representatives of the generation of 18-34-year-olds would like to use electronic passport. In the geographical context, residents of capitals and cities with a population of 100,000-500,000 showed interest in obtaining the document. Villagers (26%) and residents of large cities (26-29%) were not interested to use electronic passports. We made the conclusion that new passport can be convenient for people because it would be collect several documents at the same time (passport, insurance, drive license, bank cards etc.). The involvement of Russians in using electronic passports will allow to save hours in queues and prevent unpredictable results