The article considers the process of civil society establishment in the context of shaping a new dialogue paradigm of thinking. The distinctive feature of this article is that it reveals an important aspect of formation the democratic institutes in contemporary Russian society. The author suggests the investigation of the process of cultural interaction in the context of the modern world trends of integration and disintegration
Keywords: civil society, dialogue paradigm, democratic institutes, state, society, personality, civil initiation, culture, the dialogue of cultures, intercultural exchange