Once the Russians were the most reading nation in the world, but those days are behind us. In the eyes of most of today's youth, reading literature is not an interesting and necessary occupation. What did the younger generation exchange priceless books for?
Reading in Russia is no longer fashionable. According to statistics, young people now rarely appear in libraries, and if they take fiction, then only that which is included in the educational program. Nowadays, teenagers do not need to study books, since short retellings of any classical works are widely available. In a short period of time, you can learn the basic essence of any book, so that you can then start doing what you love. In addition, they replenish the army of fans of audiobooks, which you can listen to at any time convenient for you. The text of audiobooks is read by professional speakers, so it is very interesting to immerse yourself in the world of literature with their help. This is not to say that modern young people do not read at all. They read a lot of information on the Internet. Young people read blogs, study pages of social networks, various sites and forums. Some teens read e-books. The advantage of virtual books is that they can be printed on a printer, studied from a monitor or downloaded to your mobile phone. E-books are a great modern alternative to printed ones. In addition, you can read them for free and without leaving your home. According to sociologists, the main reasons for the dislike of modern youth for reading is the acceleration of the pace of life and the adoption by Russian people of the Western mentality. In our age of computerization, the general desire of society to optimize time consumption is characteristic. People tend to do everything quickly, so now movies are more relevant than books. As for the current ideals, cultural and spiritual values gave way to the desire for enrichment and consumption. The media does not promote the need for personal and intellectual development, but the attributes of a beautiful life are advertised on a grand scale: luxury cars, houses, outfits, travel, parties, etc. or modern literature.
