Toshchenko Zh.T. Who is the face of russian society? (on the reserves of social management). Materials of the Afanasyev Readings. 2023. No. S2 (44). Pp. 44-53. Toshchenko Zh.T. Who is the face of russian society? (on the reserves of social management). Materials of the Afanasyev Readings. 2023. No. S2 (44). Pp. 44-53.ISSN 2413-5666DOI нетРИНЦ: https://elibrary.ru/item.asp?id=53903737Posted on site: 13.01.24 AbstractThe article attempts to answer the question – WHO embodies the face of Russian society, WHO is the subject of social development and WHO'S INTERESTS are expressed by the existing classes. In accordance with this goal the characteristic of the main classes and communities (strata) in modern Russian society andtheir socio-economic position is given. Particular attention is paid to the precariat, which, in the author's opinion, determines the face of modern Russian society, and its economic, social and worldview positions are not only part of social and everyday life, but an important generalizing indicator that concerns all aspects of managing economic, social, political, spiritual and cultural spheres of Russian society.