Modern Student Youth as a Carrier of Human Capital in a Digital Society

The article examines the specifics of modern student youth as a special social group in a digital society. The article analyzes the main factors influencing the formation of modern youth, which form the basis of the so-called digital generation, and formulates the thesis about the leading role of student youth as a carrier of modern human capital. Based on the results of the research, the author identifies the main trends in the transformation of the worldview of the younger generation, manifested in the views, values, forms and methods of communication of modern Russian students.