The Russian-Ukrainian relations in the youth estimates of the boundary region (evidence from the Rostov region)

The article describes the current stage of the development of Russian-Ukrainian relations. The authors describe the public opinion of the youth of the Rostov region bordering with Ukraine. Thus the scenario for the development of these relations depends on the image of Ukraine formed in the minds of young Russians. The article suggests a new methodological concept “transconflict region”. The authors use this concept to analyze the influence of the events occurring on the territory of Ukraine on the border regions of Russia (the example of the Rostov region).