Regional elites of Khabarovsk region in the perception of the population (the result of empirical analysis)

In the article on the basis of empirical research examines public attitudes toward social groups that have a dominant position in space of the Khabarovsk Territory. The author shows that the most important elite group in the province serves the political elite, condensing around the figure of the governor. However, the survey data show that the regional elite groups today are experiencing serious difficulties. Elite - a specific social phenomenon. They exist objectively the extent that control the socio-political and economic life of society, define and support the rules of the hostel, etc. However, elites, and social patterns and the basis for the value judgment on socially significant issues makes their community. That community, of which they are the elite. This primarily relates to the regional elites, whose specific role is associated primarily with their local, territorial legitimacy. Modern regional elites are experiencing quite a difficult period of formation. If in 90 years, their role was decisive, then the next period, it has declined steadily, and themselves the challenges facing the regional elite eroded, becoming more and more uncertain.