THE PROBLEM OF POST-SOVIET YOUTH

Abstract

In modern Russia, young people enjoy close attention from the ruling structures. Since Soviet times, it has been in demand when holding events at different levels, one way or another having a political connotation. Unlike the Western order, other forms of public expression among the younger generation are either absent or condemned. Is this the main role of youth: to be the ballast of the state system? Accordingly, the purpose of this work was to describe the conditions for the development of Soviet youth, its values and mission, to consider the socio-psychological constructions of generations recognized at the international level, and, finally, to highlight the main problem of post-Soviet youth. To achieve the goal of the study, descriptive and comparative methods were used in the work. The descriptive method made it possible to outline the existence of youth within the framework of the Soviet era. The comparative method revealed the common and particular of generations X, Y and Z. Answering the main question of the article, the author gives the term "paternalism", which means, in a sense, the provision by the state of the needs of citizens in exchange for their obedience. However, the dilemma remains open so that the reader, based on what he has read, independently takes one or another position.