The Dynamics of the Global Youth Subcultures and Movements: the

Thearticleanalyzesthespecificsofsubculturaldifferentiationofyouthinaglobal� context; and, on the basis of the system-forming feature of the community and genderorientationofitsrepresentativesdevelopsatwo-dimensionaltypologyof� youthsubcultures,�pervasiveallovertheworld.�Usingthemethodsof�"participant� observation"� andqualitativeanalysisofdocuments,�ascientificrationalehasbeen� suggestedandthecriteriaoftheyouthsubcultureaggregatesassociationinto� largerunits,�likeyouthmovements,�havebeendistinguished;� thespecificsoftheir� glocalizationandthelatestperiodphasesoftheirdynamicshavebeenidentifiedin� the Russian social context. Through comparison of Western European and Russian subculturalgroupsfunctioningnatureitwasestablishedthatthespecificityoftheir� glocalizationinRussiawasassociatedwithanumberofbasicdifferencesintheir� socio-demographicstructure,�thespecificityoftheirperceptionbyothersocial� groups and the focus of the state youth policy. The study contributes to further developmentoftheissuesofculturalglobalizationimpactonyouthcommunities� ofdifferentorientations;� itsfindingscanbeusedinmanagerial,�publicandteaching� activities.