... implications for the political future. If collective memory of the USSR considers the regime to be generally positive and a success story for Russia’s development, then there could be cause for concern that this perception might hinder the development of democracy in Russia. Certainly, nostalgia is more...

...Victor Apryshchenko This article deals with some puzzling features in/of contemporary Russian collective memory. In terms of methodology, the article is based on (1) the idea of the commodification of collective memory and (2) the strong interconnections between memory and national identity. While...

... lines associated with the post–independence years in each of the republics. © 2016 The Regents of the University of California. Published by Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved. 2016 The Regents of the University of California Collective memory Post-socialism Post-communism Perestroika...

...Valeria Kasamara; Anna Sorokina The research is focused on the image of the Soviet Union and that of its successor — the Russian Federation — in the minds of the Russian student youth. The concept of collective memory, being interdisciplinary and highly debatable, has been used in the given paper...