The paper analyzes conditions and factors of socio-political stability in the modern Russian state. The authors consider security, including cybersecurity, cultural and economic sovereignty, an intra-elite consensus and the consolidation of society as the fundamental conditions for the socio-political stability of a modern state. Also, the authors emphasize the special role of cultural sovereignty and state control over the country’s information space in the context of hybrid wars.

Central Asia is a strategically important region for Russia due to its territorial proximity, logistic potential, and the activation of major foreign policy players. At the same time, relations between Russia and Kazakhstan, as a regional power, are very important for the entire region. In the post-Soviet period, Kazakhstan has become a key partner of Russia in Central Asia due to its consistent political position (gradual development of relations within the framework of integration associations and relations at the level of heads of state). Although today the nature of relations between the countries remains the same, the transit period in which Kazakhstan is located carries certain risks and prospects for revising these relations, which is especially important given the activation of other external players, including China, Turkey, and other countries of the West. Accordingly, Russia needs to have a clear understanding of the elite community composition of the Republic of Kazakhstan and its changes during the transit period. And it is necessary to understand what role specific elite groups play in making strategic political and economic decisions.

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Central Asia is a region included in the circle of geopolitical interests of Russia, the importance of which is due to the long period of joint statehood. However, over the years of independence, the Central Asian States have significantly diversified their foreign policy guidelines: China, the United States, Turkey, and European States have "come" to the region. The interest of external players in the Central Asian republics increased after the transit of power in Kazakhstan started in March 2019. In the context of the above, Russia, as well as other players in the region, it is important to understand with whom it will work in the near future, who will become or has already become part of the political and economic elite, what are the ideological orientations of the young generation of the elite community of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. Accordingly, in the light of the intensification of political processes in the region, the analysis of the personnel reserve of the Central Asian elite communities, its composition, resource potential and worldview becomes particularly relevant. For students and teachers, as well as all those interested in the problems of international relations.

АННОТАЦИяДанная статья посвящена анализу политической самоидентификации современной российской молодежи. Автор подчеркивает особую роль ценностно-смысловой сферы для процесса самоидентификации, так как она продуцирует политические символы и формирует отношение к ним. В статье доказывается, что из двух способов восприятия информации -когнитивного и оценочного -в процессе политической самоидентификации превалирует последний. Данный тренд активно поддерживается социальной средой, в которой живет молодежь. В итоге общий характер процессов политической самоидентификации современной российской молодежи носит незавершенный характер и обладает «контекстуально-лабильными» чертами. Ключевые слова: политическая идентичность; политическая самоидентификация; молодежь; социальная онтология; ценностные ориентации