Specifics of the inculturation process of russian students in the modern higher education

The article is devoted to the analysis of the features of mastering the norms of modern social life and Russian culture by a generation of Russian students along with professional competencies. The urgency of addressing the study of the process of inculturation of Russian student youth in the modern educational space of higher education is due to the fact that the specifics of its formation is determined by the transitive state of society, itself and the dynamics of development of the Russian education system sphere. The modern education system playing the role of the production of human resources, is significantly influenced by the digital economy, which is in need of non-standard solutions of production problems. In this regard, methods and technologies from other fields of activity were integrated into the modern educational space to form professional competencies that meet the requirements of innovative development. The purpose of this research is to study the opportunities and risks associated with the education of Russian students and to analyze the social and value aspects of this process. Attention is focused on the analysis of transformations in the axiosphere, first of all, of Russian society, namely the student youth of the 1980s and 2020s, since in these historical periods the transformation of informational reality in historical dynamics was most illustrative. In the course of the study, the differences between the generations of the subjects of the educational process were analyzed, and the key socio-cultural characteristics of student youth that determine their approach to learning were presented. It is shown that being the bearers of digital culture Russian students quickly adapt to the ongoing social and technological transformations and also perceive and share the key values of previous Russian generations.