Civic activism of russian youth: behavioral practices and attitudes in the digital space

Abstract

The article presents the results of the research conducted in the form of a mass online survey of Russian youth in 2022. The dynamics of digital civic activism of the young generation, its behavioral practices and attitudes are described. A separate aspect of the article is devoted to specific forms of digital civic activism. It presents the distribution of opinions of young respondents about their awareness in this direction, and the degree of their involvement in various forms of digital activism. The authors conclude that the participation of young people in socially significant activities influences the process of formation of an internally ordered set of civic qualities, strengthens the meaning of any performed action, and in the context of new challenges and opportunities of the digital environment contributes to the activation of the civic position of young people.