RUSSIAN SOCIOLOGICAL THOUGHT AT THE TURN OF THE XIX-XX CENTURIES
The article reveals the national identity of Russian sociology, highlights the main factors of this identity. The specificity of Russian sociology is determined by the author by three evaluative and analytical dimensions: historical roots; substantial and institutional formation; the current state and resource of further development. It is noted that the established pluralism of modern Russian sociology is associated with a rethinking of the dominant world theoretical trends. The conclusion is made about the need for a scientific and critical understanding of the possibility of applying the knowledge accumulated by Western sociological schools, and certainly in the context of the formation of respect for their own national traditions of social thinking.