The Changing Image of the Future in the Minds of Russian Citizens

On the basis of empirical data of the sociological monitoring ‘How are you, Russia?’, conducted by the researchers of ISPS FRSC RAS since 1992, as well as the project ‘Stability of Social and Political Development of Russian Society and the Changing Image of the Future in the Mass Consciousness of Population’ the authors analyse the structure and character of Russian citizens’ perceptions of the image of the future. The paper focuses on the concepts of socialism and capitalism as two dialectically related view systems that underlie all modern ideologies, which influence the projective socio-political structure of the future Russian society and state. To some extent, the value orientation of Russian citizens correlates with those, which could become the basis for the successful and sustainable development of our country in the future. The paper is aimed at presenting the results of the sociological analysis of how the Russians see the future of the country via of the concepts of ‘capitalism’, ‘socialism’, ‘values of the revival policy’.