The relevance of the study is due to the fact that it attempted to create a model for the formation of the information culture of the future specialist. In this regard, the purpose of this article is to consider the conditions for its formation in the modern information society, taking into account the main social contradictions of today's information environment. Methods of studying this problem are the analysis and synthesis of scientific literature, the study and synthesis of pedagogical experience, pedagogical observation and modeling. On the basis of the conducted research, the psychological and pedagogical conditions for the formation of the information culture of a specialist are identified, the integrative criteria for the formation of the information culture and six groups of functional indicators are determined: information activity, information style of thinking, readiness for information communication, technological readiness, emotional activity, world outlook activity, which characterize the formation of the information culture in accordance with its content.

In the 21st century, mass media has achieved outstanding success, gaining the status of a cultural factor no less influential than religion, literature, and arts, all of which are immediate generalize of social events. Mass media have attained active leadership positions in terms of individual and collective ideological influence, transmitting cultural achievements, and determining the acceptance or rejection of cultural values by the society. With mass media becoming the generally popular form of crosscultural intercourse and interaction of the individual with the spiritual, material and historical experience gained by generations and nations. The efficiency of the mass media phenomenon is beyond debate. However, it does manifest significant detrimental characteristics, in particular, its threatening potential of a substitution for true spiritual and social values by artificial counterparts generated by a particular outlook oriented authors. It is at the same time obvious that cultural values are being dissociated and divided to meet the needs of a certain social class or social group. This makes research into the axiological functions performed by mass media in a democratic multi-channel society a vital necessity. Research into the axiological and creative function of mass media is one of the current lines of philosophical research and it requires a distinctive methodology ensuring effective axiological insights into the phenomenon of mass media. It is through mass media that millions of people acquire knowledge of current events and values, which is bound to affect the integrity of a society´s orientation, and determine the lines of cultural development. No creative, effective activity is possible outside the scope of mass media, as it is only through and by mass media that the behaviors of social groups are coordinated and conformal and coherent worldview and ideological paradigms are molded.

Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) takes an active part in cultural and social life of Russian society. This is possible thanks to renew relationship between the state and the Church and significant changes in the country. The sociology of religion pays great attention to the study of the social functions performed by religion in the population. Every religion defines the behavior of the adherents in society. It’s usually achieved by a set of moral precepts, prohibitions and norms that are implemented at social and individual levels of behavior and confession. The Church generates content of interest to the media, takes the initiative in developing contacts with the journalistic community, opening up as much as possible to different categories of population on any issue, but society hasn’t been ready for self-perception in such a positive activity yet.

The article is devoted to consideration of the phenomenon of Russian religious consciousness and the Russian mentality as conciliarity. The actuality of the research stems from the current state of Russian society and the State. Sobornost is interpreted as energy resource of Russian culture, foothold, which may raise the spirit of the people and further the development and prosperity of the country. In this regard, the purpose of this article is to study the phenomenon of collegiality as socio-cultural values of Russian civilization. The theoretical and methodological basis of the study is on the principles of Historicism, systematic and comparative analysis. Historical and cultural analysis of the work represents a study based on historical facts. The main results of the study are given. The changes occurring in modern Russian society suggest that without relying on civilizational heritage of Russia, the principles of social justice, national equality do not allow achieving the necessary unity of the citizens of the country. The paper provides an understanding of the phenomenon of collegiality as a significant phenomenon of Russian culture as opposed to the traditional consideration of collegiality in the religious-theological and philosophical aspect.

The media have a strong influence on public life in general, as well as on moral and socio-psychological image of every member of society in particular because any new information, broadcasted by media, directs in a certain way and contains repeated stereotypes of political orientations and values, self-reinforcing in the minds of individuals. Mass media has a powerful impact on the consciousness of every member of society, and is an effective influence on emotions of the individual, means of operative delivery of the selected information in different “territorial nooks” of any regions of the planet. The most demonstrative example is electronic media. Today, the impact of the media on the individual has increased much more. The Internet and television dominate other media in terms of impact; they have become the life of almost every family.