SUMMARY
The aim of the article is to analyze new trends in Russian compounding, which are greatly influenced by the English language. Compound words (composites) reflect changes in the views of society, including those influenced by cultural and linguistic interaction. Compound words express current meaning complexes, which are important for the ethnic group in a given period of its existence. Russian compounding uses models of Russian folk word formation, Old Slavonic and Western European languages; these models can be used to study the history of linguistic contacts.