Russian society has created the Russians, and they will develop, improve it, make happy, harmonious, spiritual, purer. But this is impossible without an understanding of its essence, the stages of its development, the complex and sometimes dialectical relationship with the culture, politics, economics, religion, art, defense and bezopasnostyu.Etot work can be a useful tool both for students and for adults, because today more important than ever fresh, sober and balanced view of the historical destiny of our nation, our state and our society - without any simplistic ideological clich s, outdated or uncritically borrowed from other cult r.Uchebnik includes the main sections of 'social science' disciplines: history, politics, religion, economics, geopolitics, culture, military, security, philosophy, human; He explains the concept of 'society,' 'people,' 'nation,' 'state,' 'civilization,' 'ethnic,' 'sovereignty,' 'Empire,' 'sacredness,' 'globalization'; It gives a detailed picture of the evolution of Russian society in recent decades - from the adjustment to the 'sovereign democracy.' Particular attention is paid to the processes of globalization, post-industrial society, as well as culture and the postmodern economy.