PSCI100 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Economy Of The Soviet Union, United Russia, New Russians
11 Aug 2013
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Change in state structure (russia became one of the successor states to the soviet. Union: change in athletic competency (russia lost soviet athletes) Regime change (russia"s political system is very different to the soviet union"s one-party system) In s. u, citizens forced to vote for one candidate (very few went against approved candidate: a move towards democracy with russia (many argue putin"s rule gravitates towards an authoritative fashion) In s. u, citizens identified very heavily with the s. u as soviet citizens (esp. in. Industrialization took precedence over environment: difficult environmental problems (burden on current russian economy, ex: chechnya. Novgorod: veche tradition/town hall tradition (meeting of citizens to discuss matters and problems) Dissidents: 1953 (after stalin"s death), but grew in 1960s people called for greater democracy and human rights didn"t get very far (persecuted by authorities); movement downplayed. Nostalgia for soviet past: putin called the collapse a tragic event. Authoritarianism seems to be intricate in russian history.
