RUDN Journal of SociologyRUDN Journal of Sociology2313-22722408-8897Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumamba6167Research Article“Societies of the Latest Times” in the Perspective of Miloslav Petrusek’s Sociological AnalysisNarbutN PChair of Sociologynpnarbut@rambler.ruŠubrtJFaculty of the Humanitiesjiri.subrt@ff.cuni.czPeoples’ Friendship University of RussiaCharles University150120131162707092016Copyright © 2016, Sociology2016The article makes a preliminary attempt to analyze some key ideas of famous Czech sociologist Miloslav Petrusek (1936—2012), and, first of all, his ideas of the specific nature of the latest stage of social development and shaping of the so-called ‘societies of the latest times’ coming into being at the turn of the XXI century. The author examines in detail some concrete aspects of Petrusek’s views in the discussion on the relevant theoretical and conceptual descriptions, used in the world sociology as means of scientific interpretation of the phenomena of modernity/post-modernity.M. Petruseksociology in the Czech Republicsociological theories of modernity and post-modernitypost-industrial society‘flowing modernity’information society‘societies of knowledge’simulacreshyper-realityradical pluralismtrustsocial capitalglobalizationlocalizationМ. Петрусексоциология в Чехиисоциологические теории модерна и постмодернапостиндустриальное общество«текучая современность»информационное общество«общества знания»симулякрыгиперреальностьрадикальный плюрализмдовериесоциальный капиталглобализациялокализация