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The quest for an ideal youth in Putin's Russia. II, The search for distinctive conformism in the political communication of Nashi, 2005-2009 / Jussi Lassila ; with a foreword by Kirill Postoutenko.
Van Pelt Library HQ799.2.P6 L37 2014
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lassila, Jussi, author.
- Series:
- Soviet and post-Soviet politics and society ; 115.
- Soviet and post-Soviet politics and society (SPSS), 1614-3515 ; ol. 115.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Youth--Political activity--Russia (Federation).
- Youth.
- Youth movements--Russia (Federation)--History.
- Youth movements.
- Anti-fascist movements--Russia (Federation).
- Anti-fascist movements.
- History.
- Youth--Political activity.
- Russia (Federation).
- Physical Description:
- 218 pages ; 22 cm.
- Edition:
- Second, revised and expanded edition.
- Other Title:
- Search for distinctive conformism in the political communication of Nashi, 2005-2009
- Place of Publication:
- Stuttgart : Ibidem-Verlag, [2014]
- Summary:
- In this timely intervention, Jussi Lassila explores the so-called Democratic Antifascist Youth Movement 'Nashi' in Russia, Government-organized but scandal-stricken, the public's attitude towards 'Nashi' oscillates from broad support to a reluctance to accept all implications of Putin's new system. Based on discourse analysis, Lassila argues that Nashi anticipates an 'ideal youth' within the framework of official national identity politics and as an attempt to mobilize largely apolitical youngsters in support of the powers that be. The book demonstrates how Nashi's ambivalent societal position is the result of a failed attempt to reconcile incompatible communicative demands of the authoritarian state with those of the apolitical young. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- I Introduction 13
- II Between the State and Apolitical Youth 27
- III Nashi, the Field of Youth Movements and Political Participation of Russia's Youth 41
- IV Towards Nashi's Political Style: From Moral Panic to National Megaproject 55
- V Projecting the Movement Onwards 83
- VI Nashi's Political Rituals 109
- VII Struggling with Image 137
- VIII How to be a Distinctive Conformist? 161
- IX Discussion 183.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [189]-213).
- ISBN:
- 9783838205854
- 3838205855
- OCLC:
- 863197477
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