Overview

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.

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Author:   Ivo Mijnssen ,  Jeronim Perovic ,  Andreas Umland
Publisher:   ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian Schon
Imprint:   ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian Schon
Edition:   2. enlarged edition
Dimensions:   Width: 14.80cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 21.00cm
Weight:   0.365kg
ISBN:  

9783838203683

ISBN 10:   3838203682
Pages:   260
Publication Date:   01 February 2014
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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"""[B]oth volumes succeed admirably in providing insightful portraits of the language, politics, and agenda of Russia’s youth movements during the Putin years."" The Russian Review (vol. 72, no. 4, Oct. 2013) on (Mijnssen (2012): ""The Quest for an Ideal Youth in Putin´s Russia I"" (ISBN 978-3-8382-0368-3) and Lassila (2012): ""The Quest for an Ideal Youth in Putin´s Russia II"" (ISBN 978-3-8382-0415-4))"

Mijnssen clarifies the role that historical consciousness plays in the construction of security politics against domestic and external enemies as well as the translation of these constructions into concrete actions with precise conceptual thinking and clear language. This is an excellent study! -- Heiko Haumann, Professor Emeritus of East European History, University of Basel For the Kremlin likes NAA as an instrument of power had its haben.Ivo Mijnssens study, however, is precisely because still relevant, that the national patriotic orientation in the russiandischen youth policy continues seamlessly. -- Eastern Europe, 12/2013

"Mijnssen clarifies the role that historical consciousness plays in the construction of security politics against domestic and external enemies as well as the translation of these constructions into concrete actions with precise conceptual thinking and clear language. This is an excellent study! -- Heiko Haumann, Professor Emeritus of East European History, University of Basel ""For the Kremlin likes NAA"" as an instrument of power had its haben.Ivo Mijnssens study, however, is precisely because still relevant, that the national patriotic orientation in the russiandischen youth policy continues seamlessly."" -- Eastern Europe, 12/2013"

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

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