THE RUSSIAN ACADEMIC JOURNAL » Архив номеров » #1 том 27, 2014 » Публикация

Аннотация The assumptions of the youth of Kabardino-Balkaria about what has caused the spread of terrorism in the North Caucasus, what are the extremists’ goals and motivations are deduced from the analysis results of the sociological survey. The paper investigates the interrelation of the phenomenon of terrorism and extremism and the economic issues, officials’ efficiency, the types of interethnic relations in the republic in the youth’s perception. Analyzing the survey results the author differentiates between the rational understanding of extremism by the youth and the value-conscious attitude towards this phenomenon.