Russia’s Skinheads

Hilary Pilkington is former Professor of Sociology at the Department of Sociology, University of Warwick, and former Director of the Centre for Russian and East European Studies at the University of Birmingham. She is now a Professor in Sociology at the University of Manchester.

Russia's Skinheads: Exploring and Rethinking Subcultural Lives provides a thorough examination of the phenomenon of skinheads, explaining its nature and its significance, and assessing how far Russian skinhead subculture is the 'lumpen' end of the extreme nationalist ideological spectrum.

1. Introduction: Rethinking Skinhead Lives Hilary Pilkington Part 1: Growing Up in a Harsh Climate 2. The Weight of the Vorkuta Sky: Placing Youth Cultural Identities Hilary Pilkington 3. 'At home I was a nobody': The Roots (and Limits) of Skinhead Solidarity Elena Omel'chenko 4. 'Upgrading': Cultural Interests and Strategies Al'bina Garifzianova Part 2: The meaning(s) of skinhead 5. 'Skinhead is a movement of action': Ideology and Political Engagement Hilary Pilkington 6. 'Any skinhead likes to fight': Ritual, Racist and Symbolic Violence Hilary Pilkington 7. No Longer 'on Parade': Style and the Performance of Skinhead Hilary Pilkington 8. In search of Intimacy: Homosociality, Masculinity and the Body Elena Omel'chenko Part 3: Reflections on the Research Process 9. No Right to Remain Silent? In Search of Equality in the Field Elena Omel'chenko 10. Research Emotions: The View from the Other Side Al'bina Garifzianova 11. Does it Have to End in Tears? Reflexivity and Team-Based Ethnography Hilary Pilkington 12. Conclusion: Solidarity in Action Hilary Pilkington