Nostalgia for the Soviet Union [1] or Soviet nostalgia [2] [3] is a moral-psychological phenomenon in Russia and post-Soviet states , as well as persons born in the Soviet Union living abroad (Soviet people , Soviet generation). Nostalgia for the Soviet Union could be expressed in nostalgia for the politics of the Soviet Union , society , lifestyle, culture , or simply the aesthetics of the Soviet epoch.
It results mainly from the frustration Russia experienced after the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
Subsequently, the economy was changed from a socialist planned economy to capitalism, which eventuated the rise of Russian oligarchs.(see Gazprom ).
The living standard subsequently fell and gave rise to a renaissance of Russian nationalism.
On April 25, 2005 the President of Russia , Vladimir Putin , stated that the dissolution of the Soviet Union was a major geopolitical disaster of the 20th century.[4] [5] [6] [7]
Revival of Stalin's cult [ edit ]
Since 2009 in Ukraine, the Communist Party of Ukraine , has actively tried to revive the cult of Joseph Stalin .[8] [9] [10] [11] On 22 June 2013, Serhiy Topalov, a People's Deputy from the Communist Party, attacked a law enforcement agent over a portrait of Stalin.[12]
See also [ edit ]
Communist nostalgia in Europe [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ Why Russia Backs The Eurasian Union . Business Insider (from The Economist ). August 22, 2014.
^ Nikitin, V. Putin is exploiting the legacy of the Soviet Union to further Russia's ends in Ukraine . The Independent . 5 March 2014.
^ Taylor, A. Calls for a return to ‘Stalingrad’ name test the limits of Putin’s Soviet nostalgia . Washington Post . June 9, 2014
^ Putin deplores collapse of USSR . BBC. April 25, 2005
^ Annual Address to the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation . Kremlin. April 25, 2005
^ Allen, N. Soviet break-up was geopolitical disaster, says Putin . The Telegraph . April 26, 2005
^ Bigg, C. World: Was Soviet Collapse Last Century's Worst Geopolitical Catastrophe? Radio Liberty . April 29, 2005
^ Monument of Stalin in Zaporizhia placed under glass . ForUm. 7 November 2011
^ CPU opened a monument to Stalin in Lutsk . Gordonua. 3 February 2014
^ Residents of Kharkiv ride on a free of charge tramway with a portrait of Stalin . Censor.net. 2 February 2013
^ The monuments of Stalin established by businessmen who invest in CPU will not stay for long . Argument.ua. 7 May 2012
^ In Simferopol MP from CPU brawled with militsiya over a portrait of Stalin . Mirror Weekly . 23 June 2013
Further reading [ edit ]
Satter, D . It Was a Long Time Ago and It Never Happened Anyway: Russia and the Communist Past . Yale University Press . New Haven , 2012. ISBN 0300111452 .
Boffa, G. "From the USSR to Russia. History of unfinished crisis. 1964—1994 "
Mydans, S. 20 Years After Soviet Fall, Some Look Back Longingly . New York Times . August 18, 2011
Weir, F. Why nearly 60 percent of Russians 'deeply regret' the USSR's demise . The Christian Science Monitor. December 23, 2009.
Houslohner, A. Young Russians never knew the Soviet Union, but they hope to recapture days of its empire . Washington Post . June 10, 2014
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