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

by Ivo Mijnssen, Jeronim Perovic (Foreword by), Andreas Umland (Editor)

Overview

This book analyzes the dubious role of the Democratic Antifascist Youth Movement "Nashi" in contemporary Russia. Part of the Putinist project of political stabilization, Nashi mobilizes young Russians through its emotional appeal, skillful use of symbolic politics, and promise of professional self-realization.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783838265780
Publisher:	ibidem
Publication date:	03/01/2015
Series:	Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics and Society , #114
Sold by:	Libreka GmbH
Format:	eBook
Pages:	268
File size:	6 MB

About the Author

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

Table of Contents

Preface
Foreword by Jeronim Perović
I. Introduction
II. Background and Context
III. Russia's Youth, the Orange Revolution, and Nashi
IV. Remember! Nashi and the Bronze Soldier
V. Seliger: The Foundry of Modernization
VI. Conclusions
Bibliography
Index
Appendix I: Brochure "Neobyknovennyi Fashizm"
Appendix II: Instruction Manual "Neskol'ko Neudobnykh Voprosov Rossiiskoi Vlasti"

Editorial Reviews

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