Comparative analysis of Russian and Chinese social structures

This article discusses the issues of the formation and the modern state of Russian and Chinese social structures. The study reveals the criteria for the class division that allows one to analyze the different social classes in Russian and Chinese societies. The main reason which caused the existing differences in the social structure of Russia and China is the procedure for holding reforms in these countries (in Russia the profound reform was mainly carried out in the political sector, while in China the economic sector was reformed).