Abstract: The research is devoted to views on socialisation in terms of virtualisatioin. The authors of the research describe the process when traditional socialisation mechanisms change under the growing importance of new communication technologies. According to the author, this is a topical issue for interdisciplinary resaerch. The authors study the role and importance of virtualisation in socialisation process, comprehension of virtuality as a new channel of socialisation, fixation of changes in functions and technologies that are used by young people to understand the world round them. This is a very important issue for modern academic community. The authors of the research summarize the results of theoretical researches, both Russian and foreign. They use research methods that are still important for socialisation researches such as observation, and idiographic method aimed at getting insight into social phenomena. Virtual technologies change not only the socialisation process but also reformats the main principles and specifics of the basic socialisation process and makes it two directional. Virtuality contributes to the creation of 'socialisation rings' that implies a new type of intergeneration interaction as well as revaluation of existing values and new forms to understand the world. 

Keywords: information society, cultural values, communication, resocialization, Internet socialization, youth, intergeneration interaction, socialization ring, virtual technologies, socialization

Abstract: The discussion was held by the rector of Moscow State University of Technologies and Administration Philatov, O. K. (Doctor of Pedagogy), rector of Moscow University for Humanities Ilyinsky, I. M. (Doctor of Philosophy), vice principle of Moscow University for Humanities Lukov, V. A. (Doctor of Philosophy), rector of National Institute of Business Plaksiy, S. I. (Doctor of Philosophy), professor Yakovlev, E. N. (Doctor of Physics and Math), assistant head of the laboratory Spirova, K. A. (PhD in Philosophy) and Mishina, K. A. (PhD in Pedagogy). The round table is governed by Gurevich, P. S. (Doctor of Philosophy, Doctor of Language and Literature).

Keywords: pedagogy, education, teaching, Russian, human, society.