Subcultures are also popular in Russia, as in England

1. Research Project «Subcultures are also popular in Russia, as in England »

Author: Petuhova Daria,
school № 10 (NEC),
grade 11
Head-leader: Kovshevnaya Galina Petrovna,
teacher of the English language,
the highest category,
school № 10 (NEC)

2. Introduction

The reason I have
decided to investigate
the topic «Subcultures
are also popular in
Russia, as in England» is
that it is interesting
for me first of all. I
have always wanted to
know the reasons for
which the teenagers
become neformals and
how they do differ
from the rest of the
population.
• I think that this theme will
be interesting for everyone
because we need to learn to
understand people who differ
from us, to realize the real
social causes of their
behavior.

3. The main questions

It is considered that England is
the birthplace of subcultures. I
wanted to find out whether
subcultures are popular in Russia
too. Why is it so? Why did some
subcultures gain worldwide
recognition, and others did not?
And, finally, what are the
differences between Russian and
English subcultures? Let’s
answer these questions.

4.

Hypothesis
Subcultures in Russia
are also popular
as in England
Object
of study
Subject
of study
Subcultures of England
and Russia
Reasons of emergence
of subcultures,
their popularity

5.

• Actuality - We need to learn to understand people
who differ from us, to realize the real social causes
of their behavior
• Aims and goals – To find out information about
subcultures in Russia and England; to compare the
popularity of subcultures in these countries
• Methods of research - The analysis of the Internet
sources, comparison, research

6. Structure

Part 1.Role of subcultures in lives of youth
-What is subculture
-Why teenagers become members of an informal social
group
Part 2.England is a homeland of subcultures
Part 3. Russia – difference of subcultures
Part 4.Comparison of popularity of subcultures in
England and Russia
Part 5. Graphics
Part 6. Sources of the Internet

7. What is subculture?

-a group of
individuals that
don’t share
some qualities
that the
majority of
society share,
but the group
has its own
values, beliefs,
norms,
behaviour, etc.
* subcultures offer youth a solution, albeit at a
superficial level, to help solve the collective problems
they experience.
* generating force which provides for a sense of
belonging and identity.

8. Why teenagers become members of an informal social group

Youth subculture helps young people to show their
individuality, to realize their potential and find
their place in life. That is why young people are
looking for people with a similar system of their
own value orientation
But because all young people are different, and
their system of values differs from their parents’
one, it raises a lot of youth subcultures.

9. England is a homeland of subcultures

Let’s look at some of subcultures that have arisen in
the UK

10. Teddy Boy

• It originated in the 1950s
• The clothes were mostly
tailor-made at great
expense, and paid for
through weekly
installments
•Teddy Boy clothing included
drape jackets reminiscent of 1940s
American zoot suits worn by
Italian-American, Chicano and
African-American communities
(such as Cab Calloway or Louis
Jordan), usually in dark shades,
sometimes with a velvet trim
collar and pocket flaps, and highwaist "drainpipe" trousers, often
exposing the socks.

11. The mods

• It originated in the
1950s
• Fashion, music,
motor scooters,
dancing in clubs…
Skinheads
•It originated in the 1960s
•They all wore bleached
Levi's, Dr. Martens, a short
scarf tied cravat style,
cropped hair.

12. Punks

• It originated in 1930s in
Wales
• film. The subculture is
largely characterized by
anti-establishment views
and the promotion of
individual freedom
• Centres on punk rock
music, includes a diverse
array of ideologies,
fashions and forms of
expression, including
visual art, dance,
literature and film.

13. Casual subculture

• It originated in the
early 1980s
• Subsection of
association football
culture that is typified
by football hooliganism
and the wearing of
expensive designer
clothing
• They did not wear club
colours, so it was
allegedly easier to
infiltrate rival groups
and to enter pubs

14. Grebo

• It orinated in the late
1980s and early 1990s
• Dreadlocks,
partially shaved
heads and
high ponytails, undercut o
r shaved long hair,
leather bike jackets
and/or jeans, baggy
clothing, boots,
lumberjack shirts, loose
tatty jeans, army surplus
clothing, and
eccentric hats and scarfs

15. Russia – difference of subcultures

It is very little known of the subcultures which have
appeared in Russia
Let’s look at subcultures that are popular in Russia:
punks, skinheads, gopniki, freestylers, ravers,
hackers

16. Gopniki

• It originated in the
late 1980s
• Track suits, haircut,
and predilection for
violence, aggressive
behavior, criminality,
racism towards nonethnic Russians,
smoking and alcohol
abuse.

17. Freestylers

• It originated in the
1980s
• Wear wide breeches,
caps or head scarves,
sports boot and
anything suitable for
sports
• Gopniks are identified
by a specific style of
dress (usually athletic
gear or track suits),
haircut, and predilection
for violence, aggressive
behavior, criminality,
racism towards nonethnic Russians, smoking
and alcohol abuse

18. Ravers

• It originated in the
1980s
• Like disco parties in
night clubs
• Raver parties have
special effects, freak
shows and laser shows.
• Most Ravers do drugs
and drink alcohol.
• They are not
aggressive, but live
dangerous lives

19. Hackers

• It originated in the late
1970s
• The main thing of
hackers in life is their
computer
• They always wear black
and their hair is brightly
colored.

20. Part 4.Comparison of popularity of subcultures of England and Russia

British magazine «Dased», aug.’15. Researchers interviewed 35
random people. The questions were the following:
1). Are you a member of an informal group? If yes, which
group do you belong to? If no, what informal group would you
like to belong to?
2). Do you have any friends who are neformals? Who are they?
3). What subculture do you support and encourage?

21. The results

1). Are you a member of an informal group? –No (15), yes
(20).
• If yes, which group do you belong to? Punks (7),
metalheads (3), skinheads (1), hipsters (6), bikers (2),
freaks (1)
• If no, what informal group would you like to belong to?
Freestylers (2), mods (3), indie (1), punks (2), ravers
(1), travelers (1)
5 people said that they didn’t want to be members of
any youth subculture.
2). Do you have any friends who are neformals? 9 pupils
answered that they have friends who are neformals:
metalheads (2), freaks (1), hippies (2), indie (3),
skinheads (1)
26 people answered that they haven’t friends who are
neformals.
3). What subculture do you support and encourage?
hippies (3), mods (2), bikers (1), casuals (2), the new

22. The results

30
25
Are you a
neformal?
20
Do you have
friends who
are neformals?
15
10
Do you
support any
subculture?
5
0
Yes
No
The number of answers «yes» 84
The number of answers «no» 51
I came to the conclusion that in
England the most popular
subcultures are: punks (11),
hipsters (6), mods (5), hippies
(5) and travelers (4)
The most popular subcultures in
England[1.1]
Punks
Hipsters
Metalheads
Mods
Hippies
Travelers

23. My research

I decided to conduct the same research among pupils
of my school to compare popularity of subcultures in
England and Russia. I carried out a questioning and
asked the same questions. I had interviewed 35
people

24. My results

30
Are you a
neformal?
25
20
Do you have
friends who are
neformals?
Do you
support any
subculture?
15
10
5
0
Yes
The most popular subcultures in
Russia[2.1]
No
Punks
Hippies
Indie
Gopniki
I got the following results:
The number of answers «yes» - 35
The number of answers «no» - 70
I came to the conclusion that in Russia
the most popular subcultures are: punks
(9), hippies (8), indie (7), gopniki (6) and
otaku
Otaku

25. Conclusion

• I conducted a study and found out that subcultures in
Russia are not as popular as in England. My hypothesis
that subcultures in Russia are popular as well as in
England is confirmed partly. However, researches
showed that there are much more supporters of
various subcultures in England than in Russia.
• My researches have practical value. They can be used
at meetings of Club of virtual travel around the
English-speaking countries, which works in our school
and at English lessons during learning of the theme
“Youth Subcultures’’ in 10-11 grades.

26. Sources of the Internet

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/UK+youth+su
bcultures
http://www.grin.com/en/e-book/111371/thebritish-national-identity-subcultures-inengland-and-their-place
http://www.youth-time.eu/articles/youthsubcultures-and-their-impact
https://sites.google.com/a/cbcsd.org/russiashockey-ledesma/home/subcultures-andcounterculture-in-russia
http://russiapedia.rt.com/of-russianorigin/gopnik/