Abstract: After the collapse of the Soviet Union, researches of the psychology in Russian showed some new trends in the so-called post-soviet, mainly as follows: The principles and perspectives of Soviet psychology were re-evaluated and examined, the deviations of the development of psychological science that emerged after the October Revolution were corrected, the concept of activity and culture-history theory still have a profound impact on current studies, theoretical researches haven’t made significant progress, but work is continuing, and researches of psychological science have been getting close to the social life and practice, etc. Currently, Psychology in Russian has become a popular science, which significantly contributes to the development of various forms of social practices.

Key words: post-soviet, Russian, psychology