Citizens in the Making in Post-Soviet States

Taylor & Francis

Citizens in the Making in Post-Soviet StatesAuthor(s): Olena Nikolayenko\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138816886, 978-1138816886\nSynopsis\nThe political outlook of young people in the countries of the former Soviet Union is crucial to their countries future political development. This is particularly relevant now as the first generation without firsthand experience of communism at first hand is approaching adulthood. Based on extensive original research and including new survey research amongst young people, this book examines young peoples political outlook in countries of the former Soviet Union; it compares and contrasts Russia, where authoritarianism has begun to reassert itself, and Ukraine, which experienced a democratic breakthrough in the aftermath of the Orange Revolution.\n\nThe book examines questions such as: How supportive is this new generation of the new political order? What images of the Sov.