Sociocultural methodology as a priority development direction of humanities and social sciences in post-Soviet states

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The state of Russian humanities and social sciences, problems of paternalistic and ideological traditionalism are analyzed in the article. Conclusion on insignificant role of science in the life of our society and necessity to “turn humanities and social sciences to the human”, as it have been done in developed countries, is made. One of the ways to overcome the crisis – sociocultural component of humanities and social sciences – is analyzed. The article tells how consolidation of “social” and “culture” categories on anthropological basis allows to put the human and his social interests and requests in a researcher’s focus of attention; thus it gives sociocentric tone to all humanities and social sciences.