Some peculiarities of functioning of the language at the modern stage of development of Russia are touched upon in the article. Processes of the language democratization, estrangement from the national language peculiarities, decline of literary standards, simplification of oral and written speech refer to them. Enumerated peculiarities reflect social, economic and political relationships, really existing in society, characterize experiencing stage of culture of development. It is revealed that the most active spreader of language changes is Mass Media, the influence of which is not regulated by laws. Recommendations on preserving and supporting the Russian language at the national level are given.
