FEATURES OF POLITICAL ORIENTATION OF THE MODERN RUSSIAN YOUTH (ON THE EXAMPLE OF SOCIAL STUDIES OF POLITICAL CULTURE OF THE MAGNITOGORSK YOUTH)

Abstract

Purpose. To expand features of political culture of the modern Russian youth. Methods. The paper analyzes the existing theoretical approaches to the concept of youth. Analyzes data of sociological studies on the issue of political culture. The authors used the possibility of a sociological survey to study of political culture of the youth of Magnitogorsk. Results. The author describes the main essential criteria of youth as a socio-demographic group. The article explains the importance of purposeful formation of the consciousness of youth as a condition for the continued functioning and development of society. The author raises the problem of incomplete formation of youth consciousness, low political culture of young people, followed by the low level of electoral activity. Scientific novelty. The article presents the results of a poll of youth of Magnitogorsk, conducted by the author in September 2014, revealing the degree of interest of youth in the political life of the country, forms of this interest, the desire of youth to become a member of any political party, respondents' attitudes towards the election results, awareness about the ongoing election of the governor of the Chelyabinsk region, the head of Magnitogorsk, Magnitogorsk deputies of the city assembly, and the level of participation of young people in these political events. The author also describes the main reasons for the reluctance of young people to participate in elections. The article provides a comparison of the data with the results of research conducted by the All-Russian Public Opinion Research Center, as well as the Fund "Public opinion".