Zvyagintsev R., Pinskaya М., Konstantinovskiy D., Kosaretsky S. The contradictions of education in Russia: Resilient and struggling schools in the context of rural depopulation and decline. In: Schafft, K.A., Stanić, S., Horvatek, R., & Maselli, A. (Eds.). Rural Youth at the Crossroads: Transitional Societies in Central Europe and Beyond. Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon; New York, NY: Routledge, 2021. P. 115-137. Zvyagintsev R., Pinskaya М., Konstantinovskiy D., Kosaretsky S. The contradictions of education in Russia: Resilient and struggling schools in the context of rural depopulation and decline. In: Schafft, K.A., Stanić, S., Horvatek, R., & Maselli, A. (Eds.). Rural Youth at the Crossroads: Transitional Societies in Central Europe and Beyond. Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon; New York, NY: Routledge, 2021. P. 115-137.ISBN 9780367507374DOI 10.4324/9781003051077Posted on site: 25.02.21 AbstractIn this chapter, we examine the characteristics of high-performing schools in disadvantaged areas of rural Russia. We fi rst provide a historical context for rural youth development and the persistent spatial inequalities that have diff erentially shaped opportunities. We then review research on territorial inequalities in modern Russia, with a specifi c focus on the diff erences in academic outcomes and opportunities for rural and urban youth. In the second half of the chapter, we discuss qualitative research conducted in rural schools in two very diff erent regions of the Russian Federation: the Tomsk Oblast region and the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). We use focus group and individual interview data with principals, teachers, parents, and students to investigate the various factors aff ecting rural youth educational experiences, how the specifi cities of rural context shape youth aspirations for their adult lives, and the factors that appear to diff erentiate resilient from low-performing schools.Авторы:Звягинцев Р.С., Пинская М.А., Константиновский Д.Л., Косарецкий С.Г.Content (in russ)hide table of contentsshow table of contents Contents List of figures vii List of tables viii List of contributors x Acknowledgements xiv Introduction: Rural youth and societies within post-socialist and transitional contexts 1 ANNIE MASELLI, KAI A. SCHAFFT, SANJA STANIĆ AND RENATA HORVATEK 1. Leaving the Croatian countryside: local context and rural youth aspirations 19 SANJA STANIĆ AND KAI A. SCHAFFT 2. Uneven demographic development within Croatia, 1950s–present: implications for rural quality of life and youth out-migration 37 SANJA KLEMPIĆ BOGADI AND SONJA PODGORELEC 3. Rural youth and school-based political socialization: the case of Croatia 53 RENATA HORVATEK 4. Sociocultural capital among rural youth in Croatia 74 MARIJA LONČAR, ZORANA ŠULJUG VUČICA, AND GORANA BANDALOVIĆ 5. Coming of age in the Czech countryside: life and educational transition contexts for rural youth 90 DOMINIK DVOŘÁK, SILVIE R. KUČEROVÁ, JAROSLAVA SIMONOVÁ, PETR MEYER, ZDENĚK KUČERA, AND JAN ŠMÍD 6. The contradictions of education in Russia: resilient and struggling schools in the context of rural depopulation and decline 115 ROMAN ZVYAGINTSEV, MARINA PINSKAYA, DAVID KONSTANTINOVSKIY, AND SERGEY KOSARETSKY 7. The case of Serbia: the orientations of rural young adults towards education, work, and emigration 137 DUŠAN MOJIĆ, IRENA PETROVIĆ, AND VERA BACKOVIĆ 8. Diverse migration processes of rural youth and young adults in Hungary 157 TIBOR FARKAS, EMESE BRUDER, DÓRA KOLTA, AND ILONA GERENCSÉR 9. Roma youth and on-the-ground implementation of Roma education policies in rural Romania 176 CODRINA CSESZNEK AND KAI A. SCHAFFT 10. Vietnamese youth, schools, and communities in transition: a decade after the administrative boundary extension of Hanoi 195 CHI NGUYEN Conclusion: Rural people and places in transitional societies: leaning into an uncertain future 216 SANJA STANIĆ, RENATA HORVATEK, KAI A. SCHAFFT, AND ANNIE MASELLI Index 231