Formation of the information society in Russian regions

The paper discusses the features of formation of the information society in the regions of Russia. The main development regularities of the information society, due to the territorial differentiation of the various components of the information and communication system were analyzed. Typology of Russian regions by the level of development of information technologies based on the author's methodology was conducted. The use of electronic technologies by the residents of the city of Saransk, the Republic of Mordovia, to purchase goods and services, was considered.