Political Science
Nashi devushki: Gender and political youth activism in Putin's and Medvedev's Russia
Document Type
Article
Abstract
In Russia, as elsewhere, hegemonic ideas about gender are invoked in the political realm. This article explores some of the gendered ways in which political youth organizations voice their criticism of and support for the Putin-centered regime. Interviews and a wide range of mass media sources, including blogs and YouTube videos, as well as the scholarly literature are used to look at political youth group actions and rhetoric on both sides of the Kremlin. The focus is on how gender is used by political youth groups as an organizing principle for exhibiting or with holding support for state leaders and opposition leaders.
Publication Title
Post-Soviet Affairs
Publication Date
4-2012
Volume
28
Issue
2
First Page
232
Last Page
261
ISSN
1060-586X
DOI
10.2747/1060-586X.28.2.232
Keywords
gender, hegemony, mass media, political participation, young population, Vladimir Putin, Russia
Repository Citation
Sperling, Valerie, "Nashi devushki: Gender and political youth activism in Putin's and Medvedev's Russia" (2012). Political Science. 95.
https://commons.clarku.edu/faculty_political_science/95
