The Future of Sociological Knowledge and Challenges of Social Transformations (to the 90th Anniversary of V.A. Yadov)

The article is based on the introductory speech of academician M. K. Gorshkov at the opening of the International scientific conference "the Future of Sociological Knowledge and Challenges of Social Transformations" (November 28-30, 2019). The event was dedicated to the 90th anniversary of the birth of the honorary doctor of the Institute of Sociology of the Russian Academy of Sciences V.A. Yadov. The event was held in the building of Russian Academy of Sciences with financial support of the Russian Foundation for Basic Research and the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation. During the conference, relevant problems and challenges of sociology were discussed. The projects of the future society and sociology in Russia were presented. The focus was on social transformations, in particular transformations in the sphere of labor and social identities.