Youth Protest Moods in Russia: Regional Aspect
https://doi.org/10.26105/SSPU.2022.80.5.003
Abstract
The article examines the attitude of Russian youth to protest actions. Within the framework of this goal, its protest potential is analyzed with the identification of socio-demographic characteristics. The sources of obtaining information as a factor influencing the support of protest actions and the conditions under which this happens are highlighted. The social portraits of young people who support and do not support protest actions are described, the results of national and regional surveys on the forms of political participation and protest activity of Russian youth are presented. The results of the author’s sociological study “Socio-political activity of the youth of the city of Ulyanovsk aged 25–35 years” are presented using the method of a sociological survey in the form of a questionnaire implemented using the «Quizer» service and focused interviews in groups.
About the Authors
M. I. KadnichanskayaRussian Federation
PhD (Sociological Sciences), Associate Professor; Associate Professor of the Department of Psychology and Pedagogy of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Technologies
E. P. Galkina
Russian Federation
PhD (Sociological Sciences), Associate Professor; Associate Professor of the Department of Psychology and Pedagogy of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Technologies
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Review
For citations:
Kadnichanskaya M. ., Galkina E.P. Youth Protest Moods in Russia: Regional Aspect. Surgut State Pedagogical University Bulletin. 2022;(5 (80)):80-89. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.26105/SSPU.2022.80.5.003