Value transformation of Russian society in modern conditions: dynamics, challenges, development prospects

The author associates the relevance of the study with the need for the Russian state and society to develop new protective mechanisms in the form of a system of value guidelines that meet  the challenges of the time in the realities of geopolitical confrontation.

Within the framework of the article, the author sets the following goal: to update the prevailing value principles of modern Russian society. This goal determined the tasks: to analyze research approaches to the concept of “values” and offer the author’s interpretation; to trace the dynamics of the development of the value system of Russian society based on data from various sociological studies; to determine  the role and importance of Russian education and upbringing within the framework of value policy;  to identify trends and prospects for the phenomenon of competition of values at the international level. The methodological basis of the study was a review of scientific publications on the topic under consideration, as well as the regulatory framework. The article also uses scientific methods of analysis and synthesis to study various aspects of the problem of values. Along with this, the author applies a value approach to understanding the ongoing geopolitical changes.

The value system of Russian society can be designated as an object of research. The subject is  the dynamics of the transformation of values in Russian society.

The article puts forward a thesis about the fundamental importance of traditional values for Russian statehood and society, conditioned by established traditions, as well as the established cultural and historical experience. At the same time, the traditional value basis, represented by such qualities as patriotism, humanism, civic consciousness, is contrasted with the neoliberal pseudo-value complex, within the framework of which social atomization, individualism, and the cult of consumption are imposed. The study touches upon alarming trends that pose a threat to the stability of the value system of Russian society. Among such phenomena, the axiological infantilism of youth, social anomie, and the spread of distorted value attitudes stand out. 

In conclusion, the author makes a number of conclusions, the general meaning of which is the assertion that the system of traditional values has significant development potential, which must be realized with the help of educational and upbringing institutions, which will ensure the internal stability of Russian society, and also strengthen the status of Russia in the international arena.

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