«The fortieth, fatal»: from history of youth opposition in the Siberian province

The article is devoted to history of protest moods in the youth environment of Siberia. On the basis of analysis of the archived sources lights up the dissidence of young Siberians in the years of war and post-war period. An author examines alternative looks and tendencies to the personality self-expression, appearing in this period among young people, as pre-condition to forming «generations of XX convention».