title: The Transformation of Public Opinion on Capitalism during Perestroika
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metadata.value: Popova, A. D.
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metadata.name: dc.date.accessioned
metadata.value: 2022-06-29T21:30:18Z
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metadata.name: dc.date.available
metadata.value: 2022-06-29T21:30:18Z
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metadata.name: dc.date.issued
metadata.value: 2021-12
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metadata.value: Popova A. D. ‘The Transformation of Public Opinion on Capitalism during Perestroika’, Modern History of Russia, vol. 11, no. 4, 2021, pp. 1007–1022.
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metadata.value: https://doi.org/10.21638/11701/spbu24.2021.411
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metadata.value: http://hdl.handle.net/11701/37012
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metadata.name: dc.description.abstract
metadata.value: This article examines the transformation of the image of capitalism in Russian public opinion during
  Perestroika. The opposition between socialism and capitalism was a key aspect of Soviet ideology and the Soviet
  system of values. Perestroika triggered new economic practices, such as leasing and cooperatives, which were
  the first steps in the transition from communism to capitalism. Using various sources (periodical articles, Russian
  citizens’ letters to officials and to editorial boards), this article investigates Russian people’s attitudes to the development
  of capitalism in Russia. The early history of capitalism in Russia was turbulent, and people’s attitudes
  to capitalism were versatile. An analysis of letters by Russian citizens reveals some characteristic features of the
  Soviet mentality and assesses Soviet people’s attitudes to capitalism through the prism of a Soviet mentality that
  rejected the idea of wealth accumulation, preached social equality, extolled social labor, but admired dictatorship
  as the best form of social organization. Hence, people expressed their vehement disapproval of cooperatives
  and demanded that the latter should be immediately closed. The author underlines that the image of capitalism
  underwent a certain transformation in public opinion, which can be seen in infrequent but comprehensive letters
  written by Soviet citizens who highlighted the necessity of market economy, stressing its advantages.
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.language.iso
metadata.value: ru
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.publisher
metadata.value: St Petersburg State University
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metadata.name: dc.relation.ispartofseries
metadata.value: Modern History of Russia;Volume 11; Issue 4
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: mentality
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: planned economy
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: capitalism
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Perestroika
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: market economy
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: cooperatives
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: public opinion
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: transformation
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.title
metadata.value: The Transformation of Public Opinion on Capitalism during Perestroika
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.type
metadata.value: Article
metadata.lang: en_GB
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