Istomin, V.Y. Middle class in Russia: specifi c features of its way of life at the modern stage of modernization.

Abstract: In this article, based on sociological studies, the author attempts to study the conditions, which infl uence the way of life of the middle class. Much attention is paid to mass media and their infl uence on professional and status groups among the targeted audiences, taking as an example middle class in Volgograd.

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