It is common to consider that the mutual trust of government and society is the foundation of civil society. However, Russians do not trust elites, often consider them as main cause of their problems. Furthermore, it seems that this confidence is not present on the other side. Thus situation caused emerging trends among elites to ‘management’ and ‘control’. Nowadays the gap between the elites and the society has came back. Although, the authorities attempt to rebuild – with some success – the mutual trust, the disharmony lingers. Practically no civil society may be established. The reason of that is the idea hold by the authorities that the development of such society could reduce the domination of the power. Moreover the society is more focus on every day life issues rather than on the advanced form of the social – political activity.