Features of the implementation of youth political leadership in the regions of the Russian Federation (the case of the Altai Krai)

The formation of the youth political leadership on regional level creates the human resource, without which the successful development of the whole Russian society would be impossible. In this article, based on the researches of mass youth political consciousness and expert polls, run in 2018-2020 in Altai Krai, the youth and experts’ ideas of a young political leader’s character and necessary personal qualities are analyzed. Much attention is given to consideration of the youth and experts’ opinions regarding the priority activity areas and to finding the criteria of efficiency in the youth political leaders. The comparison of the youth and experts’ opinions allowed us to distinguish their viewpoints upon the existing conditions that would promote the youth political leadership to realize the potential. We also managed to compare their views on the current role of the youth politicians in the region. According to the results of this research, the authors conclude that the youth political leaders, adapting to the conditions of the regional political area and available recourses, are forced to choose different activity models and ways on self-positioning. Incoherence and limitation of the young politicians’ opportunities in the situation, preventing such politicians from playing significant roles in Altai Krai political process.