Russia’s Gopnik Subculture: aktsiia on the street and “correct” masculinity in post-Soviet Russia
Miron, Ioana-Mădălina (2025), Russia’s Gopnik Subculture: aktsiia on the street and “correct” masculinity in post-Soviet Russia, Cunoașterea Științifică, 4:3, 106-118, https://www.cunoasterea.ro/russias-gopnik-subculture-aktsiia-on-the-street-and-correct-masculinity-in-post-soviet-russia/ Abstract The paper analyses a distinct feature of Russia in the 1990s that had a significant impact on the disarray caused by the collapse of the Soviet Union. Young Gopnik clothed in sportswear travelled from Russia’s rural districts to the cities, and these troublesome young men, who were regarded as the proper strain of masculinity, increased rapidly at … Citeşte mai mult