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== Communist nostalgia == | == Communist nostalgia == | ||
Many countries in post-communist Eastern Europe experience the phenomenon of [[communist nostalgia]]. | Many countries in post-communist Eastern Europe experience the phenomenon of [[communist nostalgia]]. | ||
* [[Republic of Belarus|Belarus]]: | * [[Republic of Belarus|Belarus]]: 53% say life was better in the Soviet Union. | ||
* [[Republic of Bulgaria|Bulgaria]]: 63% say people are worse off now than under socialism; only 13% say they are better off. | * [[Republic of Bulgaria|Bulgaria]]: 63% say people are worse off now than under socialism; only 13% say they are better off. | ||
* [[Hungary]]: 72% say people are worse off now than under socialism; only 8% say they are better off. | * [[Hungary]]: 72% say people are worse off now than under socialism; only 8% say they are better off. | ||
* [[Republic of Moldova|Moldova]]: 42% say that the breakup of the Soviet Union was bad for | * [[Republic of Moldova|Moldova]]: 42% say that the breakup of the Soviet Union was bad for Moldova; only 26% say it was good.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
* [[Russian Federation|Russia]]: 55% say that the breakup of the Soviet Union was bad for Russia; only 19% say it was good. 64% say life was better under socialism.<ref>{{News citation|date=2016-08-17|title=Back in the USSR: 64 per cent of Russians say life was better in the Soviet Union than now|url=https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/701026/russians-life-better-soviet-union-ussr-sixty-four-percent|newspaper=Express|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210307222641/https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/701026/russians-life-better-soviet-union-ussr-sixty-four-percent|archive-date=2021-03-07}}</ref> | * [[Russian Federation|Russia]]: 55% say that the breakup of the Soviet Union was bad for Russia; only 19% say it was good. 64% say life was better under socialism.<ref>{{News citation|date=2016-08-17|title=Back in the USSR: 64 per cent of Russians say life was better in the Soviet Union than now|url=https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/701026/russians-life-better-soviet-union-ussr-sixty-four-percent|newspaper=Express|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210307222641/https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/701026/russians-life-better-soviet-union-ussr-sixty-four-percent|archive-date=2021-03-07}}</ref> | ||
* [[Romania]]: 69% of people say life was better under socialism and 66% would vote for [[Nicolae Ceaușescu]] if he was still alive.<ref>{{News citation|date=2014-04-10|title='Con el comunismo se vivía mejor': el 66% de los rumanos votaría al dictador Ceausescu|url=https://www.elmundo.es/internacional/2014/04/10/5346de4d268e3e8f598b458c.html|newspaper=El Mundo|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220115111100/https://www.elmundo.es/internacional/2014/04/10/5346de4d268e3e8f598b458c.html|archive-date=2022-01-15|retrieved=2022-01-27}}</ref> Only 20% say the economy has improved since the transition to capitalism. | * [[Romania]]: 69% of people say life was better under socialism and 66% would vote for [[Nicolae Ceaușescu]] if he was still alive.<ref>{{News citation|date=2014-04-10|title='Con el comunismo se vivía mejor': el 66% de los rumanos votaría al dictador Ceausescu|url=https://www.elmundo.es/internacional/2014/04/10/5346de4d268e3e8f598b458c.html|newspaper=El Mundo|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220115111100/https://www.elmundo.es/internacional/2014/04/10/5346de4d268e3e8f598b458c.html|archive-date=2022-01-15|retrieved=2022-01-27}}</ref> Only 20% say the economy has improved since the transition to capitalism. | ||
* [[Slovak Republic|Slovakia]]: 66% say they lived better under socialism. Only 8% say they live better now.<ref>{{News citation|journalist=Robert Lindsay|date=2010-05-16|title=Nostalgia For Communism in Russia and Eastern Europe|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131226003325/https://robertlindsay.wordpress.com/2010/05/16/nostalgia-for-communism-in-russia-and-eastern-europe/|archive-date=2013-12-26}}</ref> | * [[Slovak Republic|Slovakia]]: 66% say they lived better under socialism. Only 8% say they live better now.<ref>{{News citation|journalist=Robert Lindsay|date=2010-05-16|title=Nostalgia For Communism in Russia and Eastern Europe|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131226003325/https://robertlindsay.wordpress.com/2010/05/16/nostalgia-for-communism-in-russia-and-eastern-europe/|archive-date=2013-12-26}}</ref> | ||
* [[Ukraine]]: 56% say that the breakup of the Soviet Union was bad for Ukraine; only 23% say it was good.<ref>{{News citation|journalist=Neli Espova, Julie Ray|date=2013-12-19|title=Former Soviet Countries See More Harm From Breakup|url=https://news.gallup.com/poll/166538/former-soviet-countries-harm-breakup.aspx|newspaper=Gallup|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220106015426/https://news.gallup.com/poll/166538/former-soviet-countries-harm-breakup.aspx|archive-date=2022-01-06|retrieved=2022-01-27}}</ref> 62% say the economic situation was better for average people under socialism.<ref>{{News citation|date=2010-04-21|title=People Worse off than Under Communism?|url=https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2009/11/02/end-of-communism-cheered-but-now-with-more-reservations/communism220px/|newspaper=Pew Research Center|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210217012046/https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2009/11/02/end-of-communism-cheered-but-now-with-more-reservations/communism220px/|archive-date=2021-02-17|retrieved=2022-01-27}}</ref> | * [[Ukraine]]: 56% say that the breakup of the Soviet Union was bad for Ukraine; only 23% say it was good.<ref name=":0">{{News citation|journalist=Neli Espova, Julie Ray|date=2013-12-19|title=Former Soviet Countries See More Harm From Breakup|url=https://news.gallup.com/poll/166538/former-soviet-countries-harm-breakup.aspx|newspaper=Gallup|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220106015426/https://news.gallup.com/poll/166538/former-soviet-countries-harm-breakup.aspx|archive-date=2022-01-06|retrieved=2022-01-27}}</ref> 62% say the economic situation was better for average people under socialism.<ref>{{News citation|date=2010-04-21|title=People Worse off than Under Communism?|url=https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2009/11/02/end-of-communism-cheered-but-now-with-more-reservations/communism220px/|newspaper=Pew Research Center|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210217012046/https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2009/11/02/end-of-communism-cheered-but-now-with-more-reservations/communism220px/|archive-date=2021-02-17|retrieved=2022-01-27}}</ref> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Regions of Europe]] | |||
Latest revision as of 22:16, 5 November 2024
Eastern Europe is the eastern portion of Europe. The term is not precisely defined and may also include the Central Europe and/or the Balkans. During the Cold War, many countries in Eastern Europe were Marxist-Leninist states.
Communist nostalgia[edit | edit source]
Many countries in post-communist Eastern Europe experience the phenomenon of communist nostalgia.
- Belarus: 53% say life was better in the Soviet Union.
- Bulgaria: 63% say people are worse off now than under socialism; only 13% say they are better off.
- Hungary: 72% say people are worse off now than under socialism; only 8% say they are better off.
- Moldova: 42% say that the breakup of the Soviet Union was bad for Moldova; only 26% say it was good.[1]
- Russia: 55% say that the breakup of the Soviet Union was bad for Russia; only 19% say it was good. 64% say life was better under socialism.[2]
- Romania: 69% of people say life was better under socialism and 66% would vote for Nicolae Ceaușescu if he was still alive.[3] Only 20% say the economy has improved since the transition to capitalism.
- Slovakia: 66% say they lived better under socialism. Only 8% say they live better now.[4]
- Ukraine: 56% say that the breakup of the Soviet Union was bad for Ukraine; only 23% say it was good.[1] 62% say the economic situation was better for average people under socialism.[5]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Neli Espova, Julie Ray (2013-12-19). "Former Soviet Countries See More Harm From Breakup" Gallup. Archived from the original on 2022-01-06. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
- ↑ "Back in the USSR: 64 per cent of Russians say life was better in the Soviet Union than now" (2016-08-17). Express. Archived from the original on 2021-03-07.
- ↑ "'Con el comunismo se vivía mejor': el 66% de los rumanos votaría al dictador Ceausescu" (2014-04-10). El Mundo. Archived from the original on 2022-01-15. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
- ↑ Robert Lindsay (2010-05-16). Nostalgia For Communism in Russia and Eastern Europe Archived from the original on 2013-12-26.
- ↑ "People Worse off than Under Communism?" (2010-04-21). Pew Research Center. Archived from the original on 2021-02-17. Retrieved 2022-01-27.