A compilation of papers from a joint Finnish-Russian seminar on problems of communication research, this collection presents diverse opinions and results from researchers and observers in both countries. The titles of the papers and their authors are as follows: (1) "Role of Research and Training in Mass Communication and Public Opinion" (Pertti Hemanus); (2) "PRSS and Public Opinion: Relationship in the Process of Restructuring" (V. S. Korobeinikov); (3) "Two Versions of What Public Opinion Means" (Kauko Pietila); (4) "The Role of Mass Communication Media in Forming Public Opinion and Democratization of Life in the Workers' Collectives" (G. Sillaste); (5) "The Concentration of Finnish Newspapers" (Jyrki Jyrkiainen); (6) "TV and Public Opinion: Problems of Interaction" (A. Gagarkin and O. Kushnereva); (7) "Mass Media and Public Opinion: Problems of Interaction" (V. A. Mansurov); (8) "Role of Mass Media in Formation of Self-Consciousness of Subjects of Public Opinion" (M. Lauristin and P. Vihalemm); (9) "How the Finns Reacted to the Chernobyl Nuclear Accident" (Pertti Suhonen and Hannu Virtanen); (10) "Mass Information and Public Opinion" (I. D. Fomicheva); (11) "Images of the Soviet Union among Finnish Youth" (Pentti Raittila); (12) "Content Analysis in International Comparative Studies" (E. T. Bashkirova); (13) "Mass Media: Function of Public Opinion Expression" (V. D. Voinova); and (14) "The Role of Information in Public Opinion Formation" (A. N. Vlasova). (SR)