College Humanities Majors in Post-Soviet Russia.

The article presents information on a survey related to the attitude of post-soviet students in Russia. Social-pedagogical surveys were conducted in various higher learning institutions in St. Petersburg, using a variety of sociological methods. The main places of survey included the University of Culture and Art and the Humanities University of Trade Unions. More than 1,500 students were surveyed. Some of the findings of the survey made it possible to judge the spiritual and intellectual world of today's young people. According to the survey 30 to 40 percent of college students hope to enter the ranks of the upper class or to become wealthy people. These students aspire to become members of the social elite, or more accurately the economic elite. The survey also highlighted another very important and attractive trait of the younger generation, which is their desire to be independent. They aspire to be on their own materially and spiritually. The author concludes that the majority of post-Soviet college students are ethically incomplete but intellectually developed people who are consciously striving for full self-realization.