Public associations as means of formation of civil culture: search and solutions (1980-2002)

Abstract

The present article focuses on the questions of civil culture in the Russian Federation. The main goal of this article is to state a problem of positioning in whole and attempt to provide a sociological interpretation of youth groups’ positioning in the field of culture and policy in the modern Russian society, connected with three main strategies of political and public participation: conformism, nonconformism, and the alternative behavior directed on personal self-realization in the field of national culture outside the field politicians. The paper studies some aspects of civic culture formation in Russia in the context of the transition period. It argues a differentiated and hybrid nature of this type of culture and emphasizes the importance of civic consensus and solidarity. The article considers the features and analyzes the problems in the development of civil society in contemporary Russia, forming an interaction between institutions of the modern Russian state and the emerging civil society institutions. It is emphasized that in the Russian Federation the state plays the major role in their formation and causes the main tendencies of their further development, bringing both positive and negative consequences.