Российская правовая академия Министерства Юстиции Российской Федерации
The article deals with the trends and principles of transformation of the regional elites in the post-Soviet years. The characteristics of different groups of elites, defined hierarchy of the elite groups and their function in relation to the population of the region are given.
The article discusses the transformation of the regional elite from the point of view of the population of the territory. The types of the regional elites and the forms of their interaction with each other are examined. The attempt to bring the law, which determined the fall of the level of confidence to the regional elites from the population’s side is made.
