The list of the former soviet republics’ presidents mostly covered in Russian press is topped by the President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych, followed by President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko and President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev. Armenia’s President Serzh Sargsyan is the 6th in the list.

The study was made by Regnum news agency and Medialogia company. It focused on the number of media publications, their qualitative features depending on media’s influence, etc.

During the month of the survey mass media covered the meeting of Ukraine’s president with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, fixed that on July 3, 2012, after two and half years of his election Yanukovych kept his promise and legalized Russian language in Ukraine.

Russian mass media covered the meeting of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko with Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev during which they discussed defense, finance cooperation issues.

Azerbaijani president Ilham Aliyev appeared in the focus of the Russian mass media agreed with the upcoming presidential elections in Azerbaijan in 2013 and his intention to be nominated for the 3 term.