The destructive aspects of social transformations: anomie, archaic, deviation

Contemporary Russian society in terms of deep social transformations faces many destructive factors, including the continuing social inequality, migration, political and economic changes, the emergence of culture characterized by intemperance, the growth of individualism and consumerism, changing of traditional values, rapid urbanization, loss of respect for the law etc. Dealing with these factors is becoming an essential task for the survival of the entire social system. The authors present data on the level and nature of social transformations taking place, in particular the growth of anomie, depopulation, poverty, alcoholism, drug addiction in modern Russian society, the rise of religious fundamentalism and immigration sentiment.