Mass Anxiety and Personal Fear

Abstract

The author continues his investigation of the mass anxiety and personal fears of Russians. The problem of mass anxiety is considered in the context of the world globalization and applied to the financial and economic crisis in Russia. The author examines the structure of fears of Russians, their sources and reasons behind them, popularity of certain fears across different social groups and social layers. Particular attention is paid to the analysis of fears and anxiety of citizens toward state officials, law enforcement bodies’ officers and other state authority bodies’ representatives. Besides, the article analyses strategies of survival and combating threats that Russians use.