The holidays of Russian youth: the socio-psychological study
The results of an empirical study of implicit ideas of modern Russian youth about the holiday presented. The empirical sample included 100 students from Smolensk and Cheboksary (average age 20,5 years, 49 men and 51 women), as well as 20 teachers from Smolensk and Cheboksary (average age 37 years, 6 men and 14 women). By comparison with the data obtained in the previous study, the changes in the views of modern youth about the holiday over the past 10 years studied. The author's questionnaire of open type used. Shown saving among the youth positive attitude to the holiday (was in the lead of the Association of "joy", "fun", "gifts", etc.). Shown that the favorite holiday was the New year, partly inherited the symbolism of the forbidden Christmas after the revolution ("day of miracle"). Shown that the Victory Day and the action "Immortal regiment" relate to family history and subjective feelings of pride for the country. The day of national unity among young people was associated with rest and weekend, which does not make it a holiday in the full sense of the word. Shown that for the new generation of young people the day of the October revolution was the forgotten holiday. The conclusion was made about the conditions of preserving the memory of young generations of previous holidays. Holidays should provide a link with family history, the history of the people and should be filled with a symbolic meaning, giving a connection with the "highest goals of human existence" (M.M. Bakhtin).