Блинов Андрей Олегович

The traditional interpretation of the culture of the people as the dependent variable of the economic and political circumstances, the authors contrast the view of culture, which, once formed, is beginning to act as a relatively independent variable among the factors of social life. It determines the way societies respond to innovation. Social and cultural foundation of today's Russia are communitarian. Therefore, the agenda is not just a way out of the next crisis, not only innovation and modernization breakthrough, but (and this is important) the creation of a moral economy as a new type of management of spiritual man and society as a guarantor of any real positive social transformations.

This paper attempts to evaluate the innovative and technological potential of the Russian economy, to develop indicators and approaches to the diagnosis of the true potential of Russia, without claiming their infallibility non-alternativity. The principles of innovation and technological potential of the Russian economy are considered. It is noted that the biggest challenge that requires active government behavior is the national competitiveness, as an integrated feature of the whole economic system. Under post-industrial transformation the core of effective economic development and modernization of the Russian industry, that is national competitiveness, should be clusters of enterprises.