"Two Russias" in the context of modernization: the imperatives of mass legal consciousness and the limits of innovative actions of the elites
The problem of understanding the place and role of mass legal consciousness as a factor determining the limits and consequences of various elite innovation is the author's center of attention. Mass consciousness in the modern history of Russia (XX-XXI centuries) is analysed in the context of the civilizational identity of the masses and elites. Overcoming the socio-cultural disunity of Russia is seen as a necessary condition of modernization.