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The development of the digital economy is one of the elements of the post-industrial society and represents a new format for the development of economic relations. In recent years, the digital economy has expanded beyond the commercial realm of buying and selling goods online. This concept has been successfully implemented in the virtual processes of companies, as well as in the internal work of the Russian government. Thanks to the transformation of the economy, non-cash payments and alternative transaction channels are developing in the field of payments and transfers. In the future, financial institutions may face the loss of their intermediary role and control over customer transactions, the disappearance of bank cards, and the development of alternative channels for international transactions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper presents the results of a sociological study of the middle class of the Russian region from the standpoint of the characteristics of a post-industrial actor, in which, among other attributes, social participation, self-description and self-reflection are inherent. A data collection method is a semiformalized mass interview. The purpose of the study is to find the characteristics of the subjective middle class in innovative regions of Russia using the example of the Tomsk region. It was revealed that the subjective middle class of the Russian region quite confidently determines its class affiliation. Such actors are mostly independent in determining and achieving personal goals, sovereign in the meaning of recognition of their own life prospects as a priority, and economically active in ensuring their welfare. However, not all the features that are inherent in this post-industrial social stratum are fully revealed. The motives for self-identification with the middle class in the Russian region are still more in tune with the industrial era since they have a material nature. The awareness of the importance of social participation is insufficiently expressed, while participation itself is present in various forms, although not to the extent described in the world scientific literature. It was proved that such a feature of the post-industrial middle class as the ability to act as a driver of social progress is observed to a small extent. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The problem of poverty in Russia is analyzed in terms of “deprivation poverty” and “income poverty” in connection with problems of the multifaceted nature of the country's economy. The article examines the structural preconditions of poverty in Russia. It offers assessments of the different types of poverty (preindustrial, industrial, and postindustrial) and recommendations on how to combat poverty, taking into account the characteristics of each type. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Russia's post-Soviet economy and society are creating problems in knowing how to deal with the educational system, and with higher education in particular. Providing education as either a public good or as a service involve different models of finance and control, and so far Russia has not been able to achieve either model effectively. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]