The Putin Generation: The Political Views of Russia's Youth

Featuring:
Dr. Sarah E. Mendelson, Director, Human Rights and Security Initiative and Senior Fellow, Russia and Eurasia Program, CSIS

Professor Theodore P. Gerber, Department of Sociology, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Dr. Mendelson and Prof. Gerber reported the results of a spring 2007 survey of 1,800 young Russians (16-29 years old) regarding their views toward America and the West, democracy and authoritarianism, youth groups including Nashi, the legacy of Stalin, the immigrant question, and other issues.