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Social Psychology and Society
2014. Vol. 5, no. 2, 5–12
ISSN: 2221-1527 / 2311-7052 (online)

Voitolovsky's theory of crowd: key ideas

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D.S. Gorbatov

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Abstract

The article describes the theory of crowd proposed by L.N. Voitolovsky in 1920s and high- lights its major differences from other theories of that time. The specifics of the crowd as a social association, its disposition towards aggressive behaviour, the changes that the individ- ual undergoes within the crowd, emotional aspects of interactions - these are the issues that were of particular interest to the author of the last crowd theory of the Soviet era.

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Keywords: crowd, social psychology of crowd, Voitolovsky's theory, quality of crowd, influence on personality, emotions of crowd

Journal rubric: Theoretical Research

Article type: scientific article

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For citation: Gorbatov, D.S. (2014). Voitolovsky's theory of crowd: key ideas. Social Psychology and Society, 5(2), 5–12. (In Russ.). URL: https://psyjournals.ru/en/journals/sps/archive/2014_n2/69360 (viewed: 08.07.2025)

© Gorbatov D.S., 2014

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

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Information About the Authors

Dmitriy S. Gorbatov, Doctor of Psychology, Professor of Chair of Management Mass Communications, Faculty of Applied Communications, St. Petersburg State University, St.Petersburg, Russian Federation, e-mail: gorbatov.rus@gmail.com

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