Why Look Back?: Citizens' Attitudes Toward the Communist Regime in Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine

Nostalgia for the communist past originates in positive evaluations of communist political and economic systems and in identification with the Soviet Union. It is people's socialization in a particular political culture and identity, rather than their negative feelings toward the current regime...

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Published in:Problems of post-communism 2012-01, Vol.59 (1), p.55-65
Main Authors: Gherghina, Sergiu, Klymenko, Lina
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attitudes
Belarus
Citizens
Communism
Cultural Identity
Identity
Russia
Socialization
Statistical analysis
Ukraine
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
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Summary:Nostalgia for the communist past originates in positive evaluations of communist political and economic systems and in identification with the Soviet Union. It is people's socialization in a particular political culture and identity, rather than their negative feelings toward the current regime and its performance, that explains this phenomenon. The same factors operate in Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine, irrespective of country-specific developments.
ISSN:1075-8216
1557-783X
DOI:10.2753/PPC1075-8216590105