Open AccessAgeing Russia, possibilities of substantial revolutionary changes and youth-related problems
Author(s) -
Vladimir Rukavishnikov
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
međunarodni problemi
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2406-0690
pISSN - 0025-8555
DOI - 10.2298/medjp1303295r
Subject(s) - slogan , elite , political science , capital (architecture) , economic history , sociology , social science , history , law , politics , archaeology
The paper deals with the problem of demographic ageing in Russia, some forecasts of the possible substantial revolutionary changes, and present youth activities. The author discusses results of the recent study conducted by the Department of Elite Studies of the Institute of Sociology of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Data of this survey and personal observations of the author confirm the opinion about the absence of such changes in contemporary Russia, despite the involvement of a portion of youth in protest rallies which occurred in winter 2012/13 in the capital and big cities which was reduce to the slogan “For honest elections!” The issue of youth violence was slightly tackled