The political culture of the Russian "democrats"
The Political Culture of Russian Democrats examines the origins and development of the world view of those who call themselves 'democrats' in Russian in the last years of the USSR. The book develops a distinct approach to the study of political culture and applies it to a specific social groupDSmembers of the democratic movement in Soviet Russia. The author examines the emergence of the ideas of Russian 'democrats' during the Gorbachev era in Soviet politics, and traces the; development of those beliefs in the post-Soviet era. The book argues that the liberal and democratic terminology of western politics were assimilated by Russian political culture, with the terms acquiring a different meaning
1 online resource (xiii, 336 pages)
9781280446191, 9780198295587, 9780191544668, 1280446196, 0198295588, 0191544663
252555067
1. Introduction: Sources and Methodology ; 2. Democratic Groups in Soviet Russia: An Assessment of the Literature ; 3. The Emergence and Development of 'Democratic' Political Groups and Embryonic Political Parties ; 4. From Marxism to Anti-Communism: Sources and Evolution of Political Beliefs of Russian Democrats ; 5. Hell on Earth: Attitudes toward the Existing Soviet State and Social Structure ; 6. The Ideal Society: Interpretations of Democracy ; 7. The Bi-Polar World: Soviet Totalitarianism and Western Civilization ; 8. Political Culture of Russian Democrats: the New and the Old