VALUES CONSCIOUSNESS OF THE RUSSIAN POPULACE AFTER THE COLLAPSE OF THE SOVIET UNION

This article analyzes the process of transformation of values of the Russian populace dur - ing the period of reform that started in 1987 with Mikhail Gorbachev's "Perestroika." In addition, an effort is made to find grounds to interpret empirical data on values within the theoretical frame - works of several modern integral research approaches, including Integral Theory and Spiral Dynam- ics. These approaches are discussed as a part of a broader post-nonclassical paradigm of knowledge. Methodologically, they serve as a unique source of research into different kinds of phenomena from a holistic standpoint. The article presents a comparative analysis of empirical data of international and Russian research on values, as well as local longitudinal research conducted in the Novosibirsk Oblast region.