Phantoms of the historical memory: social identity of the Russian youth

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https://doi.org/10.4185/RLCS-2016-1111

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identity, young people in Russia, historical memory, historical events

Abstract

This paper analyzes the historical memory of the modern Russian youth.  Objectives. The aim of this project is identification and analysis of the role of images of the past in the process of temporal identity of youth in the conditions of large-scale use Russian elites of the media to disseminate  militarist-isolationist ideology. Methodology. The main techniques that were used to obtain empirical data were used mass surveys, focus group interviews and others. The survey was conducted in 12 cities that represent all federal districts of Russia (except Crimea). There were interviewed 1548 persons. Results. The images of historical events is largely semantic form the basis of national and civil identity of Russians. Discussion and Conclusion. Study of features of modern Russian youth perceptions of historical events of the twentieth century determined the specificity of the identity of modern Russian youth, to identify the factors influencing the formation of the SFA overt assessments of historical events in the history of the country, as well as a number of important ideological and educational problems within the complicated political period were violent events in Ukraine.

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Author Biographies

María Pilgun, National Research University Higher School of Economics

Dr. in  Philology, promoted 30 May 2000 at the subfaculty of Russian language, faculty of philology of the Kazan' State University/Russia.

Dissertation title: "The history of gender of the substantives in Russian language  (derivation’s  aspect)”.

PhD in Philology, promoted 13 February 1992 at the subfaculty of Russian language, faculty of philology of the Kazan' State University/Russia.

Dissertation title: "From the history of the substantives of neutrum gender in Russian language".

1987-1991 postgraduate courses, subfaculty of Russian language, faculty of philology of the Udmurt State University/Russia.

1981-1986 graduate study, faculty of philology, Kazan' State University/Russia.

POSITIONS:
2009 - professor of the Department of Integrating Communications, Nationa

lResearch
University Higher School of Economics.

2007 – 2009 - professor, head of the Subfaculty of Russian language of the Russian State Agrarian University – MTAA named after K.A.Timiryazev 2001   -   2007  - professor, head of the Subfaculty of Russian language of the Moscow State Forestry University.

December 1997   - head of the Subfaculty of Russian language
of the Moscow State Forestry University.

1993  - 1997 -  Assistant professor, subfaculty of Russian language, faculty of philology, Moscow State Forestry (Wood-working Industry) University.

1992 - 1993 Senior Lecturer, subfaculty of Russian language, faculty of philology, Moscow State Forestry (Wood-working Industry) University.

PUBLICATIONS: 210 scientific and methodical works published in Russia, Poland, Taiwan, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Spain, China and Bulgaria.

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Elaboration of  tests in Russian language (in the laboratory of attestation technologies at the department of education  of  Moscow government).

Iosif M. Dzyaloshinsky, National Research University Higher School of Economics

Doctor of Linguistics, professor, Department of Media,  National Research University Higher School of Economics. Chair of Committee of Directors,  Independent Institute for Communicology, President, Human Rights Foundation “Commission on Free Access to Information”, General Director,  Institute for Humanitarian Communications. Authored more than 300 research papers.

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Published

2016-06-30

How to Cite

Pilgun, M. ., & Dzyaloshinsky, I. M. (2016). Phantoms of the historical memory: social identity of the Russian youth. Revista Latina de Comunicación Social, (71), 592–615. https://doi.org/10.4185/RLCS-2016-1111

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