Keyword: «political participation»

Abstract. This article is devoted to the problem of protest participation and its influence on spontaneous political behavior. The subject of the study is the general level of protest mood, in particular among young people. The purpose of the article is to determine the specifics of protest participation of young people in Russian society. The main forms and methods of protest in modern Russian society are shown. Data from VTsIOM and the Levada Center, Russia's leading think tanks, were used. The article examines the reasons for the emergence of the protest movement in Russia and indicates a number of events in which the younger generation of Russia took an active part. Conclusions: it is necessary to pay more attention to youth policy in order to ensure the realization of the rights and inter-ests of the younger generation in Russia.