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- Historical Legacies of Communism
- Historical Legacies of Communism
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The CPSU Legacy: Leninism or Clientelism?
- 3 Cultural Environment and Soviet Cinematography as a Legacy of the CPSU
- 4 Measuring CPSU Legacies
- 5 Democracy
- 6 Corruption
- 7 Inequality
- 8 Mortality
- 9 Attitudes Toward Migrants
- 10 Economic Development and Innovations
- 11 The Origin and Persistence of Legacies
- 12 Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
1 - Introduction
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 27 January 2021
- Historical Legacies of Communism
- Historical Legacies of Communism
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The CPSU Legacy: Leninism or Clientelism?
- 3 Cultural Environment and Soviet Cinematography as a Legacy of the CPSU
- 4 Measuring CPSU Legacies
- 5 Democracy
- 6 Corruption
- 7 Inequality
- 8 Mortality
- 9 Attitudes Toward Migrants
- 10 Economic Development and Innovations
- 11 The Origin and Persistence of Legacies
- 12 Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
This chapter’s goal is to introduce the main arguments and the concepts of the book. It formulates the research question and provides the first illustrations of the importance of CPSU legacies in Russia. It presents the logic of the subsequent investigation, the key theoretical approaches, and the main elements of methodology
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- Historical Legacies of CommunismModern Politics, Society, and Economic Development, pp. 1 - 17Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021