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'''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 [[Marxism–Leninism|Marxist-Leninist]] states.
'''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 [[Marxism–Leninism|Marxist-Leninist]] states.


== Communist Nostalgia ==
== Communist nostalgia ==
 
Many countries in post-communist Eastern Europe experience the phenomenon of [[communist nostalgia]].
* [[Republic of Belarus|Belarus]]: 38% say that the breakup of the Soviet Union was bad for Belarus; only 26% say it was good.
* [[Republic of Belarus|Belarus]]: 38% say that the breakup of the Soviet Union was bad for Belarus; only 26% say it was good.
* [[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.

Revision as of 22:02, 27 January 2022

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

Many countries in post-communist Eastern Europe experience the phenomenon of communist nostalgia.

  • Belarus: 38% say that the breakup of the Soviet Union was bad for Belarus; only 26% say it was good.
  • 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 Moldov; only 26% say it was good.
  • 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.[1]
  • Romania: 69% of people say life was better under socialism and 66% would vote for Nicolae Ceaușescu if he was still alive.[2] 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.[3]
  • Ukraine: 56% say that the breakup of the Soviet Union was bad for Ukraine; only 23% say it was good.[4] 62% say the economic situation was better for average people under socialism.[5]

References

  1. "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.
  2. "'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.
  3. Robert Lindsay (2010-05-16). Nostalgia For Communism in Russia and Eastern Europe Archived from the original on 2013-12-26.
  4. 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.
  5. "People Worse off than Under Communism?" (2010-04-21). Pew Research Center. Archived from the original on 2021-02-17. Retrieved 2022-01-27.