Casting off Soviet chains? Conditions for the Ideological Renewal of Communist Successor Parties in Russia, Ukraine and Moldova since the 2010s
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6154263 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jussi Lassila (0000-0001-5966-2947, Finnish Institute of International Affairs), Ryhor Nizhnikau (0000-0002-5833-9707, Finnish Institute of International Affairs, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 53-66 |
| Publication date | 2022-08-06 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Eurasian Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1879-3665 • E-ISSN: 1879-3673 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/18793665221116128 |
| OpenAlex | W4290188401 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 34 |
This article studies the political developments of Communist successor parties (CSPs) in Russia, Ukraine and Moldova since the 2010s to identify conditions for their ideological renewal. We find that embeddedness in the patronalist systems is a major impeding factor to ideological renewal and the removal of patronal shackles and governmental responsibility are its key drivers. In terms of the prospects of Russiaʼs communist party, an unreformed CSP may win elections but the actual ideological renewal begins while in power, as the case of Moldova shows. At the same time, the interdependence between the access to power and ideological renewal resembles a vicious circle. While a clientilistic status disincentivizes the real competition for power, the access to power becomes a nearly impossible task until the system collapses. As the example of the Ukrainian communists show, the danger is that the systemic collapse may also bring down its clients as well
Communism · Competition (biology · Economic system · Economics · Embeddedness · Ideology · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Social science · Sociology · Successor cardinal · Ukrainian · Virtuous circle and vicious circle · European Union Policy and Governance · International Relations and Foreign Policy · Law · Political Conflict and Governance
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National Identity in Ukraine
The Ukrainian left
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The Challenge to Party Government
Russia's Persistent Communist Legacy
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Impediments to the Emergence of Political Parties in Ukraine
Power and Opposition in the Former Soviet Union
Ideology, party identity and renewal
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| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2025 (2) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |