Shimanskaya E.S. The volunteers as network institution of Russian society in XXI century. Social and humanitarian knowledge, 2018, Issue 4, pp. 170-177. Shimanskaya E.S. The volunteers as network institution of Russian society in XXI century. Social and humanitarian knowledge, 2018, Issue 4, pp. 170-177.ISSN 0869-8120РИНЦ: https://elibrary.ru/item.asp?id=35470535Posted on site: 10.10.18AbstractThe article is devoted to the problems of voluntary (volunteer) activity in Russia, arising in connection with the network of modern society. Volunteerism is highlighted as an example of spontaneous network self-organization among volunteers, which has an impact on the social space.