Anyone still interested to know what #young #Russia|ns think ab their country? Focus groups conducted in St. Petersburg & Samara w/ @FESonline illustrate the internal migration by the alleged “generation Putin” already before #RussiaUkraineWar. library.fes.de/pdf-files/buer… 
Seen from the eyes of young Russians, Europe represents a horizon that symbolises a better life in many ways. But this horizon has retreated ever further over the last decade. Many also state that they feel excluded from Europe.
Political disillusion dominates, leading to a general withdrawal from the public sphere. While criticism is expressed in focus groups, young people see hardly a way how these might be addressed in the dysfunctional political system surrounding them.
Young #Russia|ns have little illusion about the significance of protests. Navalny’s arrest is on people’s mind, while some even oppose protests altogether as a disturbance with no added value.
Many thanks to Elena Avramovska @FES_Democracy for steering the text through to publication as well as @forst_world & the twitterless part of the team.
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