Abstract: The subject of this research is the analysis of population assessment of socioeconomic situation in the region and the key issues in various spheres of social life. Special attention is given to determination of the peculiarities of perception of personal security in the context of socioeconomic wellbeing of Altai Krai. In the course of this research, the author analyzes the mains aspects of socioeconomic development of the region (based on the statistical data), as well as determines the key social issues in Altai Krai. It is revealed that the assessment of problems and threats is also substantiated by the place of residence of the respondents. The main research methods is the analysis of statistical data and questionnaire-based survey of the Altai Krai population carried out in 2018. The results of sociological research, realized by the collaborative team from Altai State University, testify to the fact that the perception and content with personal security are related to the subjective assessment of socioeconomic situation in the region and self-assessment of the level of material wealth. The acquired data can be valuable in forecasting and modeling of the social risks and security in the context of development of the modern regional society.

Abstract: The subject of this research is the analysis of population assessment of the risks and security threats in the following regions of the Russian Federation: Altai Krai, Amur Oblast, Astrakhan Oblast, Volgograd Oblast, Tyva Republic, and Khabarovsk Krai. In the course of this study, the authors determine the main threats to social security of the Russian State, as well as the key social issues of separate regions; acquire the population assessments of personal security and content with the different aspect of life. Special attention is given to identification of the peculiarities of perception of personal security in the context of socioeconomic wellbeing of the territory. The main research methods are the analysis of statistical data and questionnaire-based survey conducted in 2018 in six regions of the Russian Federation. According to the acquired data, the state of security is determined on one hand by the threats to social security of national scale, typical to all subjects; and on the other hand – the specific problems of social security of a particular region, substantiated by its unique geopolitical and socioeconomic status. The materials can be applies in forecasting and modelling of the social risks and security threats in the modern Russian society.

Abstract: The subject of this article is the analysis of peculiarities of the manifestation of ethnic identity of population in modern Russia. Special attention is given to examination of the parameters that affect the indication of such type of social identity. In the course of this research, the authors studied separate aspects of manifestation of the ethnic identity, determine the key ethno-differentiating features, upon which takes place the identification with certain ethnos. As a result of comparative analysis of the individual with various level of the expression of identity, the authors defined the factors of its actualization, as well as interrelation between the ethnic, civil, and religious self-identification of population. The main method of this work lies in the survey conducted in 2015 among population of the nine regions of Russia. The acquired data demonstrate that residents of the region consider ethnic affiliation and its positive apprehension of high importance. It is detected that the ethnic identity is substantiated by a number of socio-demographic characteristics of personality, and also depends of the nature of interethnic interactions. Similar research allow the science to better understand the ethnic processes taking place in modern society, as well as  forecast their transformation.

Abstract: This article is dedicated to the analysis of various components of the identity of population of modern Russia. The problem of correlation of separate types of identities, as well as the search for the explaining mechanisms of their formation and manifestation is one of the central discussions of the socio-humanitarian knowledge at the present stage. The goal of this article consists in examination of the specificities of identification culture of the population of Russia’s bordering regions. Special attention is given to the interrelation of ethnic, civil, and religious components of the identity of personality, as well as the impact of actualized ethnic identity upon the formation of other types of identification. The article provides the results of empirical research of population of the nine regions of Russia conducted in 2015 through the method of survey. The results testify to the high level of importance for the residents of these regions of social differentiation by various grounds. The authors note that currently that the identification of population with the citizens of the country and local community gains crucial importance for the dwellers of the examined regions. At the same time, the actual ethnic identification of population does not impede the establishment of the Russian national civil identity. It is underlined that at present stage the religious factor is a less important ground of identification than the ethnic or civil affiliation. The conclusion is made that the diverse types of identity are not competitive or mutually exclusive, but rather manifest as the foundation for integration of a person into the multiple social groups formed in accordance with various grounds.