Foreign constructivists on modern Bashkortostan
It was thought so far that western theories of democratization could be applied in Russia. However, a detailed analysis has revealed not only their openness to criticism, but also a technological orientation. This is especially characteristic of constructivists. Symbols they produced and their further imprinting in the public mind become one of the most important mechanisms which construct social reality. Nowadays, western theories serve well to solve this problem. Theoretical works based on the phenomenological discourse often become the basis for conceptual criticism of the theoretical foundations of social transformations held in Russia. This article draws readers' attention to some peculiar features of the western research practices.