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 Shooting a scene for the 2008 Russian film Stilyagi | |
| Years active | 1940s–1960s |
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| Country | Soviet Union |
| Influences | Zagranitsa |
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Stilyagi (Russian: стиляги, IPA: [sʲtʲɪˈlʲæɡʲɪ], lit. "stylish, style hunters") were members of a youth counterculture from the late 1940s until the early 1960s in the Soviet Union. A stilyaga (Russian: стиляга, IPA: [sʲtʲɪˈlʲaɡə]) was primarily distinguished by snappy clothing—preferably foreign-label, acquired from fartsovshchiks (those who engage in fartsovka) —that contrasted with the communist realities of the time, and a fascination with zagranitsa, modern Western music and fashions corresponding to those of the Beat Generation. English writings on Soviet culture variously translated the derogatory term as "dandies", "fashionistas", "beatniks", "hipsters", or "zoot suiters".
Today,[when?] the stilyagi phenomenon is regarded as one of the Russian historical social trends which further developed during the late Soviet era (notably the Stagnation Period) and allowed "informal" views on life, such as hippies, punks and rappers.