Looking West : cultural globalization and Russian youth cultures Introduction Hilary Pilkington Cultural globalization : a peripheral perspective Hilary Pilkington and Uliana Bliudina On the outside looking in : the place of youth in Russias new media and information space Elena Omelchenko and Uliana Bliudina Talking global : images of the West in the youth media Moya Flynn and Elena Starkova Through their own eyes : young peoples images of the West Elena Omelchenko and Moya Flynn Progressives and Normals : strategies for global living Hilary Pilkington (with Elena Starkova) The dark side of the moon : global and local horizons Hilary Pilkington Reconfiguring the West : style and music in Russian youth cultural practice Hilary Pilkington Living with the West Hilary Pilkington and Elena Omelchenko