Introduction / Thesis It is quite impossible to come up with a universally applicable definition as to the term subculture. In his book “Subculture: The Meaning of Style”, Dick Hebdige says: “The meaning of subculture is, then, always in dispute, and style is the area in which the opposing definitions clash with most dramatic force” (Hebdige 3). Nevertheless, it appears that the subculture is best defined as stylistic extrapolation of subconscious anxieties, which define the existential mode of a particular group of people. In this paper, we will discuss Goth subculture, a socio-cultural phenomenon of post-modernity, which has now assumed clearly defined aesthetic and ideological subtleties. Young people with unnaturally pale faces, attracted to wearing black leather clothing, military style leather boots, can now be seen in just about every major Western city, which allows us to refer to Gothic subculture as truly international. These people like listening to Gothic Rock music, watching horror movies, and experimenting with hallucinogenic drugs. They are also known for their strong anti-social attitudes. Even though the spread of Gothic subculture is an international phenomenon, it is namely White teenagers, who seem to be attracted to it the most. After having originated in the eighties, Gothic subculture can no longer be discussed as the sub-product of neo-romantic motives in European rock music. Nowadays, Goths consider themselves as being “existentially independent”, that it – they truly believe that their lifestyles represent a cultural value as “thing in itself”. Even though that this particular subculture is considered non-violent, in recent years, there have been reports of Goths indulging in violence on ever progressive scale. In such countries as U.K., Germany, Russia and France, Goths have even been caught committing the acts of cannibalism. In our view, the Goth subculture simply reflects the fact that Caucasians are loosing their existential vitality, which in its turn, corresponds to an unnaturally low birthrate among them, throughout the world. This thesis corresponds rather well to Wendy Griswold’s idea that both: mainstream culture and subculture cannot be discussed outside of political and social contexts: “Culture refers to the expressive side of human life, in other words, to behavior, objects, and ideas that can be seen to express, or to stand for, something else” (Griswold 12). Goths have been known to swallow small amounts of poison, which they believe causes their skin to look dramatically pale. Such a decadent practice, on their part, is nothing but subconscious sublimation of Goths being deprived of their will to live. We can say that the emergence of Gothic subculture serves as an undeniable proof that nowadays, the existence of more and more Caucasians is being affected by what Sigmund Freud used to refer to as the “instinct of death”. These people are being largely deprived of the spiritual and physical qualities, which allowed their ancestors to build and to maintain a civilization (willpower and physical strength). All they have left is intellect. However, as the example of Goths shows, they often utilize this intellec