The Quest for an Ideal Youth in Putin’s Russia II: The Search for Distinctive Conformism in the Political Communication of Nashi, 2005-2009

Author:   Jussi Lassila ,  Kirill Postoutenko ,  Andreas Umland
Publisher:   ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian Schon
Edition:   2. enlarged edition
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9783838204154


Pages:   228
Publication Date:   01 March 2014
Format:   Paperback
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The so-called Democratic Antifascist Youth Movement “Nashi” represents a crucial case of a post-Orange government-organized formation whose values have broad support in Russian society. Yet, at the same time, in view of the movement’s public scandals, Nashi was also a phenomenon bringing to the fore public reluctance to accept all implications of Putin’s new system. The Russian people’s relatively widespread support for his patriotic policies and conservative values has been evident, but this support is not easily extended to political actors aligned to these values. Using discourse analysis, this book identifies socio-political factors that created obstacles to Nashi’s communication strategies. The book understands Nashi as anticipating 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. It demonstrates how Nashi’s ambivalent societal position was the result of a failed attempt to reconcile incompatible communicative demands of the authoritarian state and apolitical young.

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Author:   Jussi Lassila ,  Kirill Postoutenko ,  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: 1.30cm , Length: 21.00cm
Weight:   0.325kg
ISBN:  

9783838204154


ISBN 10:   3838204158
Pages:   228
Publication Date:   01 March 2014
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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The findings presented here suggest that further studies of Nashis rank and file members or regional organizations would provide even greater insights into the evolution of Putinism and youth policy. -- Regina Smyth, Anthropology of East Europe Review, no. 31, Spring 2013 [B]oth volumes succeed admirably in providing insightful portraits of the language, politics, and agenda of Russias youth movements during the Putin years. -- The Russian Review (Volume 72, No.4, October 2013) Die Studie bemuht sich um eine tiefgehende Auseinandersetzung mit dem Phanomen Nai im Russland der Nullerjahre, wobei der Autor sehr interessantes empirisches Material verarbeitet. -- Osteuropa, 12/2013


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Dr. Jussi Lassila is a researcher at the Aleksanteri Institute (Finnish Centre for Russian and Eastern European Studies) of the University of Helsinki.

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