GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT
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Notes
1. As noted by Hemment (Citation2012, p. 235), the emergence of Nashi was met with criticism among many commentators because it both resembles the Soviet Komsomol and has reacted positively to the authoritarian course of Russian politics.
2. The original ‘Anti-Seliger’ was organised in 2011 in Moscow as a part of the movement to save the Khimki Forest. In 2011, 2012 and 2013, ‘Siberian Anti-Selige’" was organised in Novosibirsk by another group of anti-government activists. See, for example, Yaroshevskyi (Citation2011).
3. The figure was spelled out by Sergey Belokonev, Director of the Committee of Youth Work, at a press conference on 12 August 2013. Many news agencies reported the event.
4. All the names in the article have been changed for ethical considerations.