St. Petersburg: St. Petersburg State University of Aerospace Instrumentation, 2001. 138 s. In this manual, the author tried to outline the object of management as broadly as possible and considered the most interesting concepts and modern society. This approach seems justified, since commercial organizations not only act in the form of elements of modern society that adapt to its movement, but also have an impact on the movement itself. The state of society is certainly reflected in the principles of management of its organizations .. At the same time, the activities of organizations are changing society . The author is of the opinion that the causes of modern problems of society should be sought in his past. Therefore, the most significant, according to the author, historical events in the development of Russian society that influenced the character and soul of Russian people were separately touched upon. The manual was prepared in accordance with the curriculum in the specialty 061100 and the direction 521500 "Management of the organization" of the state educational standard .