We use a development-in-context approach to conceptualize how rapid sociopolitical change impacts the processes associated with youth resilience. Positive developmental change is shown to be influenced by transactions between mutually interdependent psychological, social, and political systems. We draw on a case example from research conducted with youth aged 18 to 29 years old in Moscow. The findings suggest that youth build resilience during times of economic and political upheaval by integrating the values they nostalgically attribute to collectivism while finding new ways to meet their individual and collective needs. The research supports a contextualized understanding of resilience that can explain positive adaptation for youth at risk when sociopolitical systems are in the process of transformation.