Abstract: Current socioeconomic restructuring in the Soviet Union challenges psychology as a science, as a profession, and as a social institution. The status of contemporary Soviet psychology in terms of specialty training, practical functioning, and scientific communication is briefly outlined. The present crisis in the overall field, as it is viewed by Soviet psychologists, is discussed. Remedies sought to restore theoretical scholarship and practical application of Soviet psychology are reviewed. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2007 APA, all rights reserved)