For centuries, there has been a problem of generational conflict. The elders often made complaints: they say that today's youth is poorly educated, does not respect their parents, and is not fond of that. The young, respectively, did not remain in debt, reproaching the elders for backwardness and misunderstanding. And it continues to this day.
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The reason for the generational conflict is that each new generation lives in different conditions than its predecessors, and therefore has different tastes, habits, and a system of values. What, for example, is the difference between modern youth and youth of the 90s?
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The last decade of the last century went down in Russian history under the unofficial, but very eloquent name: "crazy 90s." The collapse of the USSR entailed not only the end of the era of commodity shortages and the possibility of free trips abroad, but also a lot of negative phenomena. The sharp decline in the living standards of most Russians, the rapid growth of crime romanticized by television and literature, the annoying advertising of the cult of money, a "strong personality" - all this led to a noticeable decline in moral values in society. Some people in the 90s became cynical, unprincipled, and first of all, this applied to young people who wanted to quickly succeed, financial well-being, often at any cost. Among today's young people, unfortunately, there are also enough unprincipled egoists and cynics, but they are still much smaller. This is due to many reasons, including the fact that, compared with the 90s, the standard of living of Russians has increased markedly.
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Young people in the early to mid-90s were genuinely enthusiastic about the Western way of life. She sincerely idealized the order in the United States and many European countries, and also believed that the former era of confrontation with the West had ended, the era of cooperation and mutual understanding was beginning. It should be noted that many representatives of the older generations thought the same way. The biggest shock for Russian citizens was the rapid expansion of the NATO bloc to the east, close to the borders of our country, as well as the bombing of Yugoslavia undertaken by the West, despite the categorical objections of the Russian leadership. Today's young people look at world politics much more realistically. Some young Russians no longer consider the West either a well-wisher of Russia or a role model, especially against the backdrop of sharply aggravated relations due to the Ukrainian crisis.
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For the youth of the 90s, computers and especially the Internet were not something familiar, everyday. Today's young Russians can’t imagine life without the World Wide Web, often being too carried away by virtual reality.
