Zakhar and his friends ôhoist æSkins against BushÆ posters near the McDonaldÆs.ö
We see in this seemingly individualistic act a relation to the deterioration of social order in Russia following the dismantling of the former Soviet Union. This period of enormous change has caused social bonds to deteriorate in Russia, producing subcultures like the skinheads and fueling an increase in deviant behavior. When foreign students complained of repeated beatings and insults at the hands of skinheads in Russia, Zarakhovich (41) maintains
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