Since two opposition candidates were barred from running in Belarus’s presidential election scheduled for 9 August, a wave of antigovernment protests has swept the country. A new ZOiS survey of young...

Cultural preferences are intriguing indicators of someone’s upbringing and outlook on society. Two ZOiS surveys among young Russians revealed that artistic preferences correlate well with social...

In recent years, Poland has witnessed a considerable rise in right-wing populism, resulting in electoral successes for nationalist parties. Support for far-right tendencies seems to be notably strong...

Each year, the Belarusian Republican Youth Union (BRSM), a youth movement that supports Belarus’s authoritarian government, organises summer camps for thousands of young activists. These camps are...

ZOiS asked 2,000 Poles aged between 16 and 34 which key historical events are important in understanding Poland today. The findings show that motifs from the Polish government’s national-conservative...

As the European Parliament elections approach, the support of voters in Poland is divided between populist Eurosceptic and pro-European parties. To find out more about the political views of the...

The Russian political elite invests significant resources in shaping the country’s historical narratives. To this end, patriotic education of youth is a central tool. A ZOiS survey of young Russians...

Why do young post-Soviet migrants living in Germany opt for Slavonic studies programmes at university? As surveys among students show, this question is bound up with their own family history and...

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