Social Policy and Left Political Ideology in Russia: from Revolution and Soviet Paternalism to Contemporary Society
https://doi.org/10.26794/2226-7867-2018-8-2-25-30
Abstract
The influence of socialist ideology on the essence of social policy in the USSR & Post-Soviet Russia is described. The main reforms in the social sphere are analyzed from the viewpoint of political economy & welfare state concepts. The studies of European welfare states show that wide presence of left parties in parliaments & governments cause the increase of budget social expenses & the establishment of social programs. However, in spite of the fact that socialist ideology was official in the USSR, the percentage of social expenses was similar to liberal welfare states. The paternalistic approach, demand of loyalty to the official regime & state monopoly on social programs were characteristic of Soviet ‘authoritarian welfare state’. That paternalistic ideology was mixed with some liberal reforms in Post-Soviet Russia, however the transforming ideological ‘contract’ between the people & the authorities with the symbolic change of social services provided by the state to the political loyalty of the citizens remain present.
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Seresova U.I. Social Policy and Left Political Ideology in Russia: from Revolution and Soviet Paternalism to Contemporary Society. Humanities and Social Sciences. Bulletin of the Financial University. 2018;8(2):25-30. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.26794/2226-7867-2018-8-2-25-30
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