A 21st century Homo sovieticus?
A 21st century Homo sovieticus?
Author(s): Maxim RustSubject(s): Politics, Sociology, Political history, Social history, Societal Essay
Published by: Kolegium Europy Wschodniej im. Jana Nowaka-Jeziorańskiego we Wrocławiu
Keywords: Belarus;homo-sovieticus;civil society
Summary/Abstract: Instead of portraying the remnants of the Belarusian Homo sovieticus as a problem, we should see it as a challenge and potential advantage: subservience and passivity as potential openness; collectivism as achance to build a civil community; adaptability and opportunism as resourcefulness; and the multi-layeredidentity as an expression of a modern civil nation.
Journal: New Eastern Europe
- Issue Year: 2017
- Issue No: 05 (28)
- Page Range: 21-29
- Page Count: 9
- Language: English
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