The main point in political expertise for the week "How does a person become a radical? The Psychology of Bigotry" is a new episode of the podcast "Our Elephants" with social psychologist Mikhail Vershinin, political scientist Nikita Bekiev and Alexander Khazaridi. Participants discuss how seeking support becomes dependent on destructive community, why anxiety and loneliness increase vulnerability to manipulation, and the role digital platforms play in recruitment. "Russia is a symphony of peoples and cultures" - commentary by the historian and political scientist Vardan Baghdsarian, published by EISI. The expert compares approaches to national unity and sees the Russian model as an opportunity to preserve cultural differences within a common historical community. National Unity Day in this interpretation combines several meanings - overcoming the troubles, restoring the sovereignty and solidarity of the peoples of the country. "How to raise a free person in a school built on coercion? " - a conversation between Artyom Soloveitchik and Valery Fedorov within the project of AC VTsIOM "Future Congress: 2036". The discussion focuses on student independence, motivation to learn and the changing role of the teacher. Artificial intelligence is seen as a tool to expand human capabilities, and the main issue in education is how to teach how to act without a ready template and fixed instructions. "Creating Unity" is the third issue of the scientific journal "OTTISK". The authors consider how to preserve the commonality of the country despite the diversity of peoples, cultures and religious traditions. Topics include the Russian language as a basis for dialogue, historical models of multinational society, and technological changes that widen the generation gap. The issue includes a study by Vasily Venchugov, Anna Kostikova and Oleg Eframov, prepared as part of the grant program of the Philosophical Club "The Civilizational Future of Russia".