Crimean crisis-2014 as seen by the post-Soviet youth generation

Crimean crisis-2014 as seen by the post-Soviet youth generation


Yadova M.A.

Cand. Sci. (Sociol.), Head of Department of Sociology and Social Psychology, Institute of Scientific Information for Social Sciences of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia m.yadova@mail.ru

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Yadova M.A. Crimean crisis-2014 as seen by the post-Soviet youth generation. Sotsiologicheskie issledovaniya [Sociological Studies]. 2016. No 9. P. 50-58




Abstract

The article presents results of individual in-depth interviews with representatives of post-Soviet generation featuring modern and traditional behavioral attitudes. The main topic of conversation was the events of the Crimean crisis-2014. As research showed, most of the so-called “modernists” and “traditionalists” approved Crimea and Sevastopol’s entry into the Russian Federation. However, this support is more symbolical than real: respondents are not ready to sacrifice their own material well-being and life fighting for the Russian world. Some “traditionalists” said they are not interested in politics, therefore they do not know enough about the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. Insignificant number of “modernists” condemned Crimea’s accession arguing it will have dangerous consequences for Russia.


Keywords
post-Soviet youth; Crimean crisis-2014; modern and traditional behavioral attitudes
Content No 9, 2016