The problem of reason for being in old age

This article examines the phenomenon of old age as a holistic system of human being. The author describes history, culture, spiritual and moral aspects of personal development in old age. The dependence of the reason to live in old age on the radical changes in the Russian society is analysed. The author advances and argues the thesis about the positive form of old age - wisdom, which provides a human with the opportunity to reach spiritual maturity. It is concluded that the main challenge faced by the older generation - the search for the reason of being - can be solved by adjusting the meaning of life in the Russian society. An elderly person will become a carrier of new social forms by inclusion into the system of social relationships as an independent, mature personality.