Jenny KaminerJenny Kaminer, a professor of Russian at the University of California, Davis. The book explores why adolescents became a key figure in understanding post-Soviet reality, comparing Russian material with Western approaches to youth studies. Kamier analyzes this theme across prose, film, theater, and television, examining whether the inertia of the Soviet past has been overcome or still defines cultural images and ways of thinking. Kaminer's previous book, Women with a Thirst for Destruction: The Bad Mother in Russian Culture (2014), received an award for best book in Slavic gender studies. Read More Read Less