The global goal of the project is to create a portrait of regional elites in Donetsk and Lugansk regions. The study includes 60 in-depth interviews with carriers of expert opinion on the Donbass – these are journalists, opinion leaders, representatives of business and local government. The survey geographically represents four territories – government controlled territories of the Donetsk and Lugansk regions, as well as the self-proclaimed republics of DPR and the LPR.