The Problems of Modernization of Russia and its Regions

Abstract

The authors review meeting of the Scientific Council of the Institute of Sociology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, on which a debate was held on the new monograph of the Center for the Study of Social and Cultural Changes in the Institute of Philosophy, Russian Academy of Sciences «Atlas of modernization of Russia and its regions: socioeconomic and sociocultural trends and challenges» (compiler of the collection, editor N. Lapin, 2016). Monograph summarizes the comparative regional studies in almost 30 regions of Russia. The book sums up the results of long-term researches of a group of Russian scientists, representatives of academic science and higher education institutions of Russia.