Socialism After Communism
The Socioeconomic and Cultural Foundations of Left Politics in Post-Soviet Russia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6181028 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Paul T Christensen (Syracuse University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1998 |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 345-357 |
| Publication date | 1998-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Communist and Post-Communist Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0967-067X • E-ISSN: 1873-6920 |
| Publisher | University of California Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1016/s0967-067x(98)00016-6 |
| OpenAlex | W2044083463 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 5 |
This article examines socioeconomic foundations of leftist politics in post-Soviet Russia. It is often argued that the reemergence of left politics is the result of contingent factors connected to transitional crises. While this is one source of strength for the left, there are two more important and enduring sources: a “socialist value culture” among a large majority of Russians, and an emerging pseudo-capitalist system that is creating “traditional” class-based and left-leaning attitudes and affiliations among particular social groups. The article examines the extent of this value culture and the emergence of these attitudes and affiliations through an analysis of statistical data and interviews conducted with Russian workers and intelligentsia figures from 1994–1997
Communism · Development economics · Economics · Intelligentsia · Left behind · Left-wing politics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Population · Social science · Socialism · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Demography · Gender Studies · Law · Post-Communist Economic and Political Transition · Psychology · Russia and Soviet political economy · Soviet and Russian History
| Citations per year | 0.04 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2001 - 2001 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |