The dynamics of self-identification and leisure-recreational criteria of the Russian middle class

The article presents the dynamics of self-identification and leisure-recreational criteria of the Russian middle class for the period of 2000-2014. The author presents the models of social structure of the society built on the basis of self-identification criteria. The paper analyses the dynamics of the self-identification bases, the dynamics of various types of leisure popular among middle class representatives, the dynamics of popularity of the main types of leisure according to its main focus.