The Quest for an Ideal Youth in Putin's Russia I. Back to Our Future! History, Modernity, and Patriotism according to Nashi, 2005-2013

2. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-3-8382-0368-3
Verlag: ibidem

Buch, Englisch, Band 114, 260 Seiten, PB, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 354 g

Reihe: Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics and Society

This important book analyzes the dubious role of the so-called Democratic Antifascist Youth Movement `Nashi´ in contemporary Russia. Part and parcel of the Putinist project of political stabilization, Nashi dominates state-sponsored youth politics in Russia, communicating demands from official discourse to a young audience. Idealizing the past, present, and future of Putin`s Russia, Nashi mobilized young Russians through its emotional appeal, skillful use of symbolic politics and the promise for professional self-realization. However, the movement`s impact remains limited – mostly due to its internal contradictions. Based on original and meticulous research, Ivo Mijnssen skillfully picks apart the dynamics underlying Nashi`s influence and furthers a deeper understanding of state-sponsored youth politics in early 21st century Russia.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mijnssen, Ivo

Umland, Andreas

Weitere Mitwirkende

Perovic, Jeronim

Umland, Andreas

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Politische Propaganda & Kampagnen, Politik & Medien
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Politische Kommunikation und Partizipation
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Nichtregierungsorganisation (NGOs)
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Studien zu einzelnen Ländern und Gebieten

Über Autor(innen)

Mijnssen, Ivo
Ivo Mijnssen, M.A., is a doctoral researcher at the Basel Graduate School of History. He currently holds a Gerda Henkel Foundation Scholarship and is working on his dissertation “Life in the Hero City: The Post-War Generation During the Brezhnev Era.” He studied at Brown University as well as the University of Basel, and was a Visiting Scholar at Stanford University in 2010-2011. He contributed a chapter to the collected volume Identities and Politics during the Putin Presidency (ibidem-Verlag, 2009) and is the Russia editor for truthdig.com.

Perovic, Jeronim
Dr. Jeronim Perovic is Associate Professor of History at the University of Zurich.

Ivo Mijnssen, M.A., is a doctoral researcher at the Basel Graduate School of History. He currently holds a Gerda Henkel Foundation Scholarship.