The psychological condition of russians of different ages: Рolitical and psychological analysis

We based our article on the results of a study of the psychological state of Russian society in the context of age characteristics, the specifics of the political socialization of Russians. Also, we based our study on a political and psychological approach. It makes possible determination of the emotional reactions that Russians demonstrate when assessing the socio-political reality. Further, we studied the emotional colouring of political ideas taking into account the event context (the conditions of the COVID-19 pandemic and the electoral processes in Russia in 2021). The results of the analysis allow us to speak about the existing differences in the perception of current socio-political problems by representatives of different age groups. During the study, we revealed some features of the mythologization of the images of the past by Russians in the category of “young adults”. It is due to the specifics of the political socialization of citizens of this age category. The article presents the topics of emotional assessments by Russians of different ages of the phenomena of political trust; constructive dialogue between the authorities and society; the attractiveness of the political elite in political expectations, proposals for improving the political system. We considered the specificity of ambivalent emotions inherent in the state of young Russians. Finally, we concluded dependence of the ambiguity of Russians’ assessments of the correlation between the categories of Law and Freedom.

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