Peculiarities of general cultural and political values transformation in Russia

The relevance of the study is due to the fact that over the past thirty years Russian state cultural policy has been focused on strengthening democratic cultural values, but in recent years the situation has begun to change dramatically. The ruling elite of the country announced the state cultural policy reorientation, which should now be based exclusively on traditional values. The purpose of the study is to identify features of the general cultural and political values system transformation in Russia. The objectives of the article are to identify current general cultural and political values that fall under the category of “traditional”, to establish value orientations that are most significant for Russians at present, and to determine degree of risk of a value split in Russian society. The research was conducted using such methods as classical document analysis, social survey, comparative analysis, systematization, and visualization methods. The results of the study show that the values accepted as traditional and the values identified by respondents as significant coincide in such positions as justice, human rights, freedom, patriotism, morality, collectivism, and mutual aid. No immediate threat of degradation of Russian society’s values has been identified. The risks associated with a possible split in society are moderate. The results of the sociological study allow us to conclude that the political views of one part of the Russian society are polarized, but the level of apolitical attitude of the other part is increasing

Political management of youth students’ electoral participation in Russia: topical issues

Electoral participation is the most accessible way for citizens to influence the political course of the country. This determines the relevance of the chosen research topic. In the course of the study, the authors found that a set of measures, aimed at changing the order of organization and conduct of voting in Russia, contributed to an increase in the effectiveness of the electoral process and the interest of the youth audience in political activity. The purpose of this study is to identify modern mechanisms of political management of electoral participation of student youth in Russia. The objectives of this study are to study the interest of student youth in the implementation of socio-political activities, as well as to identify the features of electoral behavior of student youth in Russia. The research was conducted using such methods as: classical analysis of documents, the method of comparative analysis and the survey conducted in the form of a questionnaire using the Google.forms resource. The results of the author’s sociological research “Political activity of youth as a factor of electoral participation in Russia” show that students are willingly interested in socio-political activities and express their interest in the development of civic initiative. In the course of the study we found a growing interest among students in a new, for Russia, form of political participation – political volunteering

Problems of counteraction to corruption in relationships between authority and society

The problems of counteraction to the corruption in the Russian Federation are analysed. The authors chose the attitude of the authority to the society as an object of the researc

October revolution: lessons for Russia and the world

The authors analyze lessons learned and implications of events of the revolutionary year of 1917 and note that the Russian people conducted a certain selection of positive and negative consequences of the October Socialist Revolutio

Information policy as a resource for state management

This article examines the multifaceted nature of information policy and the key role played by various social institutions in its formation and implementation. It also explores the participation of political parties, movements and associations of citizens as key actors responsible for the formation and implementation of information policy. In addition, the authors analyze the significant influence of political parties on state power in matters of information policy, citing examples from such modern countries as Russia and the United States. The enduring importance of political parties as vital social institutions is recognized, their role in the information space and their impact on society when coming to power are discussed. The mechanisms of relations between the institutions of state power and the mass media are studied, and their characteristics are given, taking into account the interests of both sides in the field of modern communications. The main directions of using public relations for political reasons by governing bodies are highlighted, taking into account the increased expectations of social responsibility, activity and consciousness on the part of other participants in the political process and civil society. The effective management of the process of institutionalization of information policy is considered

Problems of Russian economic sustainability in conditions of debt economy

The purpose of this study is to focus on the key issues hindering the sustainable development of the world economy as a whole as well as the economies of the European Union and Russia in particula

Structure and subjects of information policy

The article substantiates the importance of information policy for the sustainable development of the state and society. The analysis of the information policy structure and its formation within the framework of the international agenda is carried out, considering the interests of all countries. The requirements for the analysis of information policy and its concept on the basis of objects existing in the information space are determined. The main approaches to the definition of objects of information policy are revealed. The problem of the relationship between the state and society in the context of information policy is considered. The importance of the interaction of social and information systems and its influence on public opinion is substantiated. The concept of information policy subject is interpreted from the political science and philosophy point of view. The main difficulties in understanding this definition are highlighted due to the differences between social and information spaces. The main types of subjects in the political sphere that are actively involved in the political process, representing individual, group and institutional actors, are given. The influence of modern trends on the composition of political subjects is described. Types of information policy subjects analysis and classification are carried out. The use of the information space by terrorist and extremist organizations deprived of their official status for their own purposes is analyzed

Russian population’s political activities in the first third of the XX century on the example of the Peasant Union creation movement

The article studies peasantry’s political activities development in Russia in the first third of the XX century. The reasons and the essence of the Peasant Union in the revolutionary events of 1905–1907 and 1917, the Civil War and in the period of the new economic policy have been revealed. The periods of peasantry’s political activities, conditioned by the state policy transformation in village, have been distinguished. Starting from 1905, the authorities tried to involve peasantry in the political agenda. However, politicization could not be controlled in the conditions of the revolution. Peasantry’s political activities were used by the opposition forces, the SRs and Bolsheviks, who proposed a program understandable to the peasant social psychology. The Third Monarchy suspended the Peasant Union activities. In February 1917, the Union work continued under the control of the SRs. In August 1917, Peasant Congress adopted the SR program documents. Calls to create a union during the Civil War took place against the background of peasants’ disillusionment with the “war communism” policy. In 1921, the idea of creating the Peasant Union was revived. Contradictory nature of Bolshevik policy, the concept of “interlocking” between city and countryside, growing “emergency” and crises of the new economic policy against the background of granting peasants relative economic freedom led to peasant demands growth for protecting their economic rights and creating organizations that resembled trade unions in city. These demands were not institutionalized. The movement reached all strata of village. The surge of demands of the United State Political Department dates from 1927–1928. It is conditioned by the transition to collectivization. It has been concluded that, despite the lack of the Peasant Union concept, diversity of demands, different understanding of association in rural society, movement for its creation testified to increased socio-political activity of the population. When the state policy outlined the rollback of the new economic policy principles, the number of votes in favor of the Union increased. The growth of socio-political tension in villages was evident. The Party began to pursue a policy of social division in villages to prevent radicalization of sentiments

Problems of counteraction to corruption in relationships between authority and society

The problems of counteraction to the corruption in the Russian Federation are analysed. The authors chose the attitude of the authority to the society as an object of the researc

Problems of Russian economic sustainability in conditions of debt economy

The purpose of this study is to focus on the key issues hindering the sustainable development of the world economy as a whole as well as the economies of the European Union and Russia in particula