Social Well-Being of the Intelligentsia How to Feel About Your Past and the Present

Abstract

The article considers the social well-being of the intelligentsia of Tuva as a feeling of their past and present. It has been established that the Tuvan intelligentsia considers the accession of Tuva to Russia, joining the USSR, the formation of the Tuva People's Republic, and victory in the Great Patriotic War to be the most significant historical events. The assessment of the historical events of the Tuvan intelligentsia is largely identical or close to the Russian intelligentsia. The Soviet period is seen as an important and progressive stage in the development of Tuvan society. The intelligentsia feels a sense of pride in the contribution of their people to various forms of the creative process. It was revealed that in modern society the intelligentsia is worried about a decrease in the living standards of the population, an increase in crime, corruption of state officials, the loss of moral guidelines in society. The intelligentsia positively assesses the state of interethnic relations in the republic.