"Russians choose socialism?"

On October 13, the Yegor Gaidar Foundation holds a second public discussion from the three -part cycle of discussions “The scale of values”.

Discussion "Russians choose socialism?" It is devoted to discussing what place market freedoms and entrepreneurship occupy in the value system of Russians. According to hundredths, 70-80% of respondents are sure that "the majority will not be able to live without guardianship of the state." 50-60% suggest that "the state should ensure the normal level of well-being to all citizens." What is the reason for such a traction to paternalism? Why do Russians are so bad about business and entrepreneurs? How does Russia differ in this respect from other post -socialist countries?

Within the framework of the cycle “scale of values”, leading sociologists, psychologists, economists involved in the study of values ​​discuss the differences in the value structure of Russians and the population of other countries: what are the reasons for these differences, how values ​​affect the political, economic and social climate in the country, whether values ​​can change and how this happens. The author and moderator Boris Grozovsky tell more about the cycle .

Participants

Alexander Tatarko is a leading researcher at the International Scientific and Educational Laboratory of Sociocultural Research (HSE) Vladimir Nazarov-Director of the Research Financial Institute Alexander Chepurenko-professor of the Department of Economic Sociology of the Higher School of Economics, co-author of the Russian part of the "Global Monitoring of Entrepreneurship"

Moderator

Boris Grozovsky is a journalist, an economic observer.

The discussion will take place on October 13 at 19-00 in the Cafe Mart, the Hall of the Orangele (Petrovka, 25).