LEARNING “YADOV’S WORLD”: TO THE STUDY OF BIOGRAPHY AND SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE OF V. A. YADOV

The article describes the biography of the famous Russian sociologist V. A. Yadov, who developed methodologies and techniques of sociological research, which were the only guide for sociologists for many years. Yadov’s dispositional theory helps to understand how complex, multi-dimensional world of the individu- al. It is shown how under the influence of the scientist there was a "peaceful transition" from Soviet sociology to the post-Soviet (multiparadigmatic character approach)