Досуговые сообщества в условиях Специальной военной операции (на примере посткроссинга)

Abstract

Opinion polls show a high level of support for the Special military operation in Russian society. The main task is we have a rather limited knowledge about the peculiarities of social perception of changes in the everyday world which are the consequences of a Special military operation. The sphere of leisure takes a special place here because western sanctions changed the place and structure of vacation for Russians, restricted access to certain cultural products, sports events, and social networks. This article presents the results of a study of a hobby community of postcrossing - the swap of postcards. The purpose of the study was to determine the specifics of the perception of changes occurring in leisure practice under the influence of the Special military operation. The choice of the postcrossing community as the subject of research is determined by the fact that this type of leisure was originally formed as an international exchange of postcards, which is outside politics. After the start of the Special military operation, this hobby faced a significant restriction of postal communications between Russia and other countries and the politicization of participants in international swaps, which seriously affected leisure practices. The methodology of the study is quantitative and qualitative content analysis of posts and comments of thematic groups of the VK social network. According to the results, the peculiarities of the emotional perception of the changes taking place were established, three main models of leisure activities in new conditions were fixed, as well as the peculiarities of the semantic understanding of hobbies within each of them. The authors are sure that the information obtained on the postcrossing can be extrapolated to a wide range of other leisure social groups, both related to exchange, collecting (philately, philocarty, etc.), and mainly women's leisure groups (scrapbooking, embroidery, etc.). It helps us more adequately understand the specifics of the influence of the Special military operation on the leisure sphere in as a whole.