Kirill Postoutenko (Dr.) teaches literature, sociology and anthropology at Smolny College (St. Petersburg, Russia) and Constance University (Constance, Germany).

Andreas Umland is Senior Non-Resident Fellow at the Center for European Security in the Institute of International Relations at Prague, Principal Researcher of the Institute for Euro-Atlantic Cooperation at Kyiv, and General Editor of the ibidem-Verlag book series “Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics and Society”.

"The findings presented here suggest that further studies of Nashi’s rank and file members or regional organizations would provide even greater insights into the evolution of Putinism and youth policy." -- Regina Smyth, Anthropology of East Europe Review, no. 31, Spring 2013

"[B]oth volumes succeed admirably in providing insightful portraits of the language, politics, and agenda of Russia’s youth movements during the Putin years." -- The Russian Review (Volume 72, No.4, October 2013)

"Die Studie bemüht sich um eine tiefgehende Auseinandersetzung mit dem Phänomen Naši im Russland der Nullerjahre, wobei der Autor sehr interessantes empirisches Material verarbeitet." -- Osteuropa, 12/2013