In the V All-Russian sociological Congress President of the International Sociological Association, Margaret Abraham, took an active part.

At the session of the School of young scientists «Sociology in the public space and the public trust», which was held in the framework of V All-Russian sociological Congress, she made a presentation on women violence in different countries of the world. Her performance led to high interest and response from the audience of young scientists.

Margaret Abraham took part in the opening event of the V All-Russian sociological Congress. On the First plenary session she gave a welcoming speech to participants of the Congress and wished creative atmosphere with new scientific achievements during the event.

Also the President of the International Sociological Association took part in the final plenary session and noted the high level and atmosphere of professional trust of past V All-Russian sociological Congress. Margaret Abraham noted the importance of further international cooperation in the field of sociology and science in general.

In the days of V All-Russian sociological Congress the President of the International Sociological Association took part in a working meeting with the President of the Russian Society of Sociologists Valery Mansurov, director of the Institute of Sociology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Academician of RAS Mikhail Gorshkov, deputy director of the Institute of Sociology RAS Mikhail Chernysh, the Chairman of the Russian Sociological Society named after M.M. Kovalevsky, dean of the Faculty of Sociology of Saint-Petersburg State University Nikolay Skvortsov, Director of the Sociological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the chief editor of the «Journal of Sociology and Social Anthropology» Vladimir Kozlovsky on which they discussed the perspectives of further scientific cooperation.

Margaret Abraham highly appreciated the work and the atmosphere of the Congress as a whole, including the important events, that were held in the days of Congress. Important indicators of tradition and innovation in sociological community were the work of the youth group and the opening of the Lev Kogan memorial. Speaking at the official opening meeting ceremony, the President of the International Sociological Association noted that the preservation of national scientific traditions that are so supported Ural sociologists and other regional offices of the RSS, is very important for development of sociology and the world in general.