Institute of Sociology
of the Federal Center of Theoretical and Applied Sociology
of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Osadchaya G.I. Features of the daily life of young people from post-Soviet states in Moscow in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Scientific Review. Series 2: Humanities. 2021. No. 3. P. 31-39.



Osadchaya G.I. Features of the daily life of young people from post-Soviet states in Moscow in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Scientific Review. Series 2: Humanities. 2021. No. 3. P. 31-39.
ISSN 2076-4685
DOI 10.26653/2076-4685-2021-3-03
РИНЦ: https://www.elibrary.ru/item.asp?id=46490230

Posted on site: 09.12.21

 


Abstract

The article reveals the change in the behavior of young people from post-Soviet states in Moscow under the influence of social and economic influences on the daily routine of the coronavirus pandemic, it is substantiated that the improvement in the quality of their daily life is due to how successfully the Governments of their countries and the EAEU as a whole will interact in the context of the COVID 19 pandemic. We conducted a questionnaire survey of young citizens belonging to the millennial and post-millennial generation (18-38 years old), the EAEU member states and candidates for joining the EAEU who live, study or work in Moscow. 3065 people were interviewed in April-June 2020 (Armenia - 417 people, Belarus - 463 people, Kazakhstan - 406 people, Kyrgyzstan - 399 people, Moldova - 405 people, Russia - 588 people, Tajikistan - 387 people). Only 21 to 32% of respondents representing different countries noted that nothing has changed in their lives. The survey showed that the new situation creates a feeling of fear. Understanding that a person himself cannot eliminate the negative impact of a pandemic leads to the fact that about a fifth of the respondents feel anxiety and irritation, 6.5% - fear, despair and hopelessness. Note that all the same, 4 out of 10 respondents maintain a good, optimistic (23.7%) and normal, even (44.0%) mood. The EAEU countries intend to continue working towards a joint response to the threat of coronavirus infection. It should be borne in mind that the nature of such interaction will have certain limits associated with the current level of integration. However, the states of the region are aware that the coronavirus crisis and the Great Quarantine may turn out to be a historical fork in the opportunities for the real sector of the economy of the Union member states and require strengthening of unity.