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Jul 18, 2022 6 tweets 4 min read Read on X
Writing ab #young people in #Ukraine based on focus group discussions before #RussiaUkraineWar has been an agonising travel in time. But w/ @FESonline we thought it is important to convey the hopes and frustrations expressed in Dnipro and Lviv. library.fes.de/pdf-files/buer…
Protecting the distinct Ukrainian national identity is seen as a priority in both cities. Participants underline the departure from Soviet values, the importance of the Ukrainian language & culture as well as opposition to Russia.
Ukraine belongs to #Europe for the young as part of the nation’s emancipation. Nevertheless, many articulate that there remains a profound gap between Europe and Ukraine, referring to social attitudes but also economic conditions.
President Zelenskyy represents political hopes for young Ukrainians but they also are very explicit about their frustration regarding corruption, problems with infrastructure and poor economic performance.
Protest and civic activism is frequently approved and young Ukrainians consider themselves as being an active part of civil society, even if views are split over the extent to which political leaders take bottom-up mobilisation into account.
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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Jul 18, 2022
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.
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Young people in #Russia, beyond our biased circles of friends, have turned into a black box for (Western) researchers. In @NationalitiesP @Nina_Friess & myself interpret focus groups from 2019, several surveys, films & literature to assess what young people make of World War II Image
We observe significant overlap btw what young people think ab victory in World War II #ДеньПобеды & prevailing political discourse. Still, there is controversy around the regime’s abuse of history, the role of Stalin & how to remember (or not) violence against civilians.
The focus groups reveal just how much the average young #Russian, regime supportive or in opposition, agrees that the war victory must be honoured by future generations. #ДеньПобеды should be celebrated, even if young people criticise the fuss that is made around it. Image
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Mar 13, 2022
Hard to research public opinion in #Russia right now. Only data –to my knowledge- is from state-pollster VTsIOM. Allegedly, #Russia|ns are overwhelmingly behind “special military operation” #RussiaUkraineWar. Finally took the time to take a closer look at the data 🧵
First thing to note is that the sample is quite distorted. For instance, 58% of respondents are male, which indicates that non-response rate must have been high, questioning overall what type of person actually dared to share their view.
Nevertheless, available data tells us that 71% support the “special military operation”. Taking into account that oversampled men are more likely to support #RussiaUkraineWar
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