Youth Subcultures as a form of Protest to Authoritarian Regime (on the Example of Soviet Ukraine in the 1950s–1980s) Cover Image

Youth Subcultures as a form of Protest to Authoritarian Regime (on the Example of Soviet Ukraine in the 1950s–1980s)
Youth Subcultures as a form of Protest to Authoritarian Regime (on the Example of Soviet Ukraine in the 1950s–1980s)

Author(s): Svitlana Soroka
Subject(s): Politics and society, Substance abuse and addiction, Sociology of Culture, Post-War period (1950 - 1989), History of Communism, Sociology of Politics
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Warmińsko-Mazurskiego w Olsztynie
Keywords: youth subculture; authoritarian regime; youth protest; youth policy; soviet regime;

Summary/Abstract: The reasons for the emergence of a youth subculture in Ukraine in the 1950s are analyzed in the article. The main types of subcultures, their ideology and features of activity are studied. The author shows the evolution of the youth subculture depending on socio-political changes in the country and analyzes the main ways of authority fighting against youth subcultures.

  • Issue Year: 56/2019
  • Issue No: 56
  • Page Range: 391-403
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: English