Аннотация:http://emtpub.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Supplement-23-No-1.pdf The objective of this paper was to analyze the ideas of Moscow students aboutsocialization processes, institutions, and youth policy fulfillment subjects in Russia. Themethodological basis of the research is the systemic and structural method and the logicaland semantic analysis. The empirical basis of the research is the sociological monitoringconducted among students of Moscow higher education institutions in April-May 2019. Thestudents evaluated the condition of today’s Russian state and society in a sensible and criticalway and realized the causes of crisis phenomena. The mass media, institutions of family andeducation produce quite an impact on the formation of value references. The mass mediashape both positive and negative references for the youth. The students noted the existenceof various negative phenomena among the young people and showed a critical attitudetoward them. The comparative analysis of the survey and the authors’ surveys of 2013–2017had shown that in 2019, the levels of patriotic moods and approval of the activity of politicalfigures and social and political institutions went down among students of Moscow highereducation institutions. The trends of consumerist orientations prevailing and approval oftraditionally negative phenomena in the young people’s values have become stronger. As aresult, asocial and wrongful forms of behavior were manifested as various counter-cultures,and youth aggressiveness and extremism grew. The authors suggest measures improvingthe efficiency of the state youth policy of Russia. The obtained results are of interest forprofessionals dealing with problems of youth socialization and ones of fulfillments of thestate youth policy.