Moscow Childhood of the Early 21st Century Through the Prism of National Identity: a Collection of Modern Physiological Sketch Stories

Student: Kuzmina Iana

Educational Programme: Media Communications (Bachelor)

Final Grade: 8

Year of Graduation: 2024

Being a resident of Moscow and having interacted with representatives of different nationalities throughout my life, starting from childhood, I consider it essential to learn more about their experiences. All the respondents who took part in the project are from the same generation and grew up in the same city. This fact immediately sets a context for their childhood, and on the basis of this fact it is possible to make assumptions about shared collective experiences and memories. At the same time, all respondents also come from different nationalities, which gives their childhoods an additional, unique context due to their national culture. As we all coexist in a shared social environment, it is vital to be aware of the experiences of those around us and to be able to learn about them directly.

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