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: 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
- ↑ 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.