The Prohibition of Communist Symbols in Post-Communist Countries
https://doi.org/10.26794/2226-7867-2019-9-4-36-45
Abstract
The article focuses on communist symbols bans in post-communist countries. The author highlights the influence of various conditions such as existence as a part of USSR or Russian empire, the experience of independent state-building in XX century, membership in European Union, lack of dominant political actor and resources for his long domination, the popularity of successor parties, the radicalism of institutional reforms. The analysis also accounts associated impacts of international environment and relations of post-communist countries with Russia. Based on a combination of various conditions, the author develops a typology of post-communist states where communist symbols have been banned.
About the Author
E. Yu. Meleshkina
MGIMO(University) under The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Meleshkina E. Yu., Dr Sci. in Political Sciences, Head of Political Science Department, INION RAS; Professor
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Meleshkina E.Yu. The Prohibition of Communist Symbols in Post-Communist Countries. Humanities and Social Sciences. Bulletin of the Financial University. 2019;9(4):36-45. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.26794/2226-7867-2019-9-4-36-45
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