METHODS OF RUSSIAN YOUTH POLICY ON UKRAINE`S TEMPORARILY OCCUPIED TERRITORIES

Abstract

The article describes the youth policy methods used by the aggressor country on the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine. The context of the study is the research of reintegration issues of the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, in particular the reintegration of the youth of these territories. Examples of measures implemented by the occupation administrations on the TOT are given, and these measures are characterized in terms of content and form. The main attention is paid to the characteristics of the current status of youth policy in the TOT during the period of the fullscale war of the Russian Federation against Ukraine continues since February 2022. The research used materials on the measures of the youth policy of the Russian Federation in all occupied territories of Ukraine, without a focus on specified regions or territorial units. The scientific novelty of the work arises from the fact that the subject of the study – the youth policy of the Russian Federation on the Ukrainian occupied territories is not widely studied in the national scientific environment, and also requires a deeper analysis and further research. Thus, there are almost no materials that would allow us to get a general understanding of the entire range of youth policy measures implemented by the Russian Federation in relation to Ukrainian youth in the occupied territories. Thus, this article is an attempt to attract the attention of the scientific community to this issue. The research methods used by the author made it possible to collect and summarize data on the methods, measures, programs and other instruments of youth policy that Russia implements in the TOT of Ukraine. During the analysis, both scientific sources and analytical media publications were used. The obtained results shows that Russian Federation uses wide range of tools and methods of implementation of youth policy at the TOT of Ukraine. Such tools includes measures of an educational, cultural, professional and militaristic nature, which are described in detail in the article. The conclusion emphasizes the need to develop large-scale state programs in Ukraine aimed at the reintegration of the youth of the de-occupied territories in order to overcome the consequences of the long-term impact of the all-encompassing anti-Ukrainian policy.