The article examines theories of youth that have been proposed in the past few years by Russian scientists, and presents the author's original version of a theory of youth that is based on the thesaurus methodological approach. It addresses the ways in which biosocial characteristics may be reflected in new theories of youth.

The phenomenon of harassment in Russian universities creates an environment that can be both threatening to the individual and a source of poor performance by the work group. Policies need to be developed to deal with this destructive form of behavior. [This article was translated by Kim Braithwaite.]

In the period of active transformations in Russian society in the past several decades it is extremely difficult to speak of any generally accepted standards of behavior. Specialists have noted that all countries that are undergoing "postcommunist" transformations are characterized by a discrepancy between social norms that are codified…