Soviet people (Russian: сове́тский наро́д, tr.sovyétsky naród), or citizens of the USSR (Russian: гра́ждане СССР, tr.grázhdanye SSSR), was an umbrellademonym for the population of the Soviet Union.
During the history of the Soviet Union, different doctrines and practices on ethnic distinctions within the Soviet population were applied at different times. Minority national cultures were never completely abolished. Instead the Soviet definition of national cultures required them to be "socialist by content and national by form", an approach that was used to promote the official aims and values of the state. The goal was always to cement the nationalities together in a common state structure. In the 1920s and the early 1930s, the policy of national delimitation was used to demarcate separate areas of national culture and the policy of korenizatsiya (indigenisation) was used to promote federalism and strengthen non-Russian languages and cultures. By the late 1930s, however, the policy was changed to a more active promotion of the Russian language and later to more overt Russification, which accelerated in the 1950s,[citation needed] especially in Soviet education. Although some assimilation did occur, it did not on the whole succeed. The continued development of the many national cultures in the Soviet Union led to the drafting of the New Union Treaty in 1991 and the subsequent dissolution of the Soviet Union.[1]
Researchers' assessments
Assessments of the success of the creation of the new community are divergent. On the one hand, the ethnologist V. A. Tishkov and other historians believe that "for all the socio-political deformities, the Soviet people represented a civil nation."[2][3] The philosopher and sociologist B. A. Grushin noted that sociology in the USSR "recorded a unique historical type of society that had already gone into oblivion". At the same time, according to the sociologist T.N. Zaslavskaya, it "did not solve the main task associated with the typological identification of Soviet society".
In an interview with Euronews in 2011, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev recalled the use of the term "Soviet people" as a "single community" in the Soviet Union but added that "these constructions were largely theoretical".[4]
Russian researchers have also paid attention to the topic of the formation and functioning of the consciousness of the Soviet people.
Post-Soviet Russia
In contrast to Soviet national identity politics, which declared the Soviet people as an international and supranational community, the post-Soviet Russian Constitution speaks of a "multinational people of the Russian Federation". From the outset, the idea of the Russian nation as a community of all Russian citizens has met with opposition.[5]
In December 2010, Russian PresidentDmitry Medvedev pointed out the lack of an all-Russian unifying idea as a problem during a discussion in the State Council and proposed "all-Russian patriotism" as a replacement for the idea of "the Soviet people".[6]
^Anderson, Barbara A.; Silver, Brian D. (2019). "Some Factors in the Linguistic and Ethnic Russification of Soviet Nationalities: Is Everyone Becoming Russian?". In Hajda, Lubomyr; Beissinger, Mark (eds.). The Nationality Factor in Soviet Politics and Society. Routledge. pp. 95–130. ISBN9781000303766.
^"Российский народ и национальная идентичность". Известия (in Russian). 2007-06-19. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
^ГРИШИН, Александр (2011-09-10). "Дмитрий Медведев: "Термин "советский народ" оказался теоретическим"". kp.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-08-09.
^Malinova O. "Symbolic politics and the construction of macropolitical identity in post-Soviet Russia". Polis. Political Studies. 2: 90–105.
^"Власти РФ предлагают укреплять общество "общероссийским патриотизмом"". РИА Новости (in Russian). 2010-12-27. Retrieved 2021-08-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
External links
The Soviet People—A New Historical Community, a Soviet work from 1974 expounding on the concept
Present-Day Ethnic Processes in the USSR, a Soviet work from 1982
January 12, 2023
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Soviet people Russian sove tskij naro d tr sovyetsky narod or citizens of the USSR Russian gra zhdane SSSR tr grazhdanye SSSR was an umbrella demonym for the population of the Soviet Union Soviet peopleSovetskij narodPomerki child sanatory in Moscow 1950sLanguagesofficial language Russian official regional languages Ukrainian Belarusian Kazakh Azerbaijani Georgian Czech Slovak Polish Hungarian Bulgarian Romanian Armenian Uzbek Kyrgyz Tajik Turkmen Latvian Estonian Moldavian LithuanianReligionAtheismRelated ethnic groupsRussians Ukrainians Belarusians Kazakhs Azerbaijani Armenians Georgians Uzbeks Kyrgyz Tajiks Turkmens Czech Slovaks Poles Hungarians Bulgarians Romanians Latvians Estonians Lithuanians Moldovans Contents 1 Nationality policy in the Soviet Union 2 Researchers assessments 3 Post Soviet Russia 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksNationality policy in the Soviet Union EditDuring the history of the Soviet Union different doctrines and practices on ethnic distinctions within the Soviet population were applied at different times Minority national cultures were never completely abolished Instead the Soviet definition of national cultures required them to be socialist by content and national by form an approach that was used to promote the official aims and values of the state The goal was always to cement the nationalities together in a common state structure In the 1920s and the early 1930s the policy of national delimitation was used to demarcate separate areas of national culture and the policy of korenizatsiya indigenisation was used to promote federalism and strengthen non Russian languages and cultures By the late 1930s however the policy was changed to a more active promotion of the Russian language and later to more overt Russification which accelerated in the 1950s citation needed especially in Soviet education Although some assimilation did occur it did not on the whole succeed The continued development of the many national cultures in the Soviet Union led to the drafting of the New Union Treaty in 1991 and the subsequent dissolution of the Soviet Union 1 Researchers assessments EditAssessments of the success of the creation of the new community are divergent On the one hand the ethnologist V A Tishkov and other historians believe that for all the socio political deformities the Soviet people represented a civil nation 2 3 The philosopher and sociologist B A Grushin noted that sociology in the USSR recorded a unique historical type of society that had already gone into oblivion At the same time according to the sociologist T N Zaslavskaya it did not solve the main task associated with the typological identification of Soviet society In an interview with Euronews in 2011 Russian President Dmitry Medvedev recalled the use of the term Soviet people as a single community in the Soviet Union but added that these constructions were largely theoretical 4 Russian researchers have also paid attention to the topic of the formation and functioning of the consciousness of the Soviet people Post Soviet Russia EditIn contrast to Soviet national identity politics which declared the Soviet people as an international and supranational community the post Soviet Russian Constitution speaks of a multinational people of the Russian Federation From the outset the idea of the Russian nation as a community of all Russian citizens has met with opposition 5 In December 2010 Russian President Dmitry Medvedev pointed out the lack of an all Russian unifying idea as a problem during a discussion in the State Council and proposed all Russian patriotism as a replacement for the idea of the Soviet people 6 See also EditDemographics of the Soviet Union Homo Sovieticus Melting pot New Soviet man Orthodoxy Autocracy and Nationality the ideological doctrine of Russian emperor Nicholas I Rootless cosmopolitan Russification Zhonghua minzu the equivalent notion in the People s Republic of China YugoslavsReferences Edit Anderson Barbara A Silver Brian D 2019 Some Factors in the Linguistic and Ethnic Russification of Soviet Nationalities Is Everyone Becoming Russian In Hajda Lubomyr Beissinger Mark eds The Nationality Factor in Soviet Politics and Society Routledge pp 95 130 ISBN 9781000303766 Rossijskij narod i nacionalnaya identichnost Izvestiya in Russian 2007 06 19 Retrieved 2021 08 09 admin SOVETSKIJ NAROD GOSUDARSTVENNO POLITIChESKIJ KONSTRUKT Analitika kulturologii analiculturolog ru in Russian Retrieved 2021 08 09 GRIShIN Aleksandr 2011 09 10 Dmitrij Medvedev Termin sovetskij narod okazalsya teoreticheskim kp ru in Russian Retrieved 2021 08 09 Malinova O Symbolic politics and the construction of macropolitical identity in post Soviet Russia Polis Political Studies 2 90 105 Vlasti RF predlagayut ukreplyat obshestvo obsherossijskim patriotizmom RIA Novosti in Russian 2010 12 27 Retrieved 2021 08 09 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link External links EditThe 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