Value and ideological factor of formation of the image of Russia’s future among modern youth (Regional case)

The article considers results of social survey on the problems of the image of the future in the views of young people, conducted in 2021 in the Saratov region. Based on the analysis of the materials obtained, the importance of the value and ideological factor in the formation of various representations of the desired image of the political, social, and economic development of the country is revealed. The author concludes that, despite the dominance of oppositional sentiments towards the current political regime, the overwhelming majority of regional representatives of Russian youth have demonstrated their propensity for evolutionary transformation of the political, social and economic structure of the country and for legitimate methods of practical implementation of their ideas about Russia’s future.