Middle class in modern Russian society: problems and main achievements of empirical researches

Abstract

In article research of middle class in modern Russian society is considered. The middle class is one of the main directions of studying of social structure. It is one of the most controversial and actual problems for researchers. The author analyzes some problems and the main achievements of empirical researches. Being one of the most actual problems of domestic sociology at the same time it is represented also to one of the most difficult. Facing a huge number of problems in the theoretical, methodological plan, domestic scientists keep the scientific interest in the field of studying of this problem. Carrying out empirical researches and practical projects of reforming demonstrate that sociologists, politicians and the population in general attribute to middle class a special important role. At the same time often connect difficulties of development of the Russian society with backwardness of this element of social structure and vice versa with its registration hopes for progressive development are associated. So obvious is a fact that from a strict scientific problem in domestic sociology special importance was received by a practical task of forming of middle class.