The article examines the modern scientific views on the key role of the elite in the formation of the linguistic factor, as one of the important foundations of state development, and on this basis the basic practical principles on the improved development of the state language taking into account the current socio-economic situation.
The article deals with the general functions of national elites, the basics of interaction between the ruling, elite represented by the ruling elite and civil society institutions, specific features of political elites in Ukraine.Based on the author’s views, it is concluded that today there is no rational balancing of socio-political interests and no perception of politics as such, which is why the basic theoretical principles of interaction between the authorities and society are offered.
The article explores scientific approaches to the treatment of the “elite”, identifies the keyfeatures of the activities of modern elites, identifies their main role in the context of modern processes ofstate development, and indicates the importance of their influence on the formation of the modern state.In view of this, the proposes the basic theoretical principles on the process of improving their activitiesin order to improve the process of building a modern state in the context of modern processes of statedevelopment.