Youth in a Changing Karelia - 9781138713208

Taylor & Francis

Youth in a Changing KareliaA Comparative Study of Everyday Life, Future Orientations and Political Culture of Youth in North-West Russia and Eastern Finland\nAuthor(s): Vesa Puuronen, Pentti Sinisalo, Larissa Shvets\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138713208, 978-1138713208\nSynopsis\nThis title was first published in 2000: The book is aimed at uncovering certain features of the future of Karelia, which is partly situated in Russia and Finland. The authors believe that this can be done by studying in depth the opinions, values, norms, beliefs, fears and hopes of young people living in two neighbouring but profoundly different societies: Russia and Finland. Young people are constructing these societies in the 20th century. The book is based on a comparative research project, financed by the Academy of Finland, which was carried out during [tel] by an international, inter-disciplinary research group. The novelty o.