About the book: 2016 / The book, on the basis of rational materialist philosophy and the system of scientific knowledge, comprehends the phenomenon of development, the ontological and cultural foundations of knowledge of specific developing objects (from the Metagalaxy - to human communities and individuals), the possibilities of the metaphysics of the “arrow of time” for the practice of scientific knowledge and construction of the future, management of the future are explored. Much attention is paid to understanding the role and place of Russian culture in the development of the future.