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 into territorial-administrative units, and the policy of korenizatsiya (indigenisation) was used to promote involvement non-Russian nationalities in government on all levels 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.[3]
Researchers' assessmentsedit
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."[4][5] 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".
Some historians evaluating the Soviet Union as a colonial empire (Soviet empire), applied the "prison of nations" idea to the USSR. Thomas Winderl wrote: "The USSR became in a certain sense more a prison-house of nations than the old Empire had ever been."[6]
In an interview with Euronews in 2011, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev recalled the use of the term "Soviet people" as a "unified community" in the Soviet Union but added that "these constructions were largely theoretical".[7]
Post-Soviet Russiaedit
In contrast to Soviet national identity politics, which declared the Soviet people as a 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.[8]
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 multiethnic patriotism as a replacement for the idea of "the Soviet people".[9]
^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.
^Bekus, Nelly (2010-01-01). Struggle Over Identity: The Official and the Alternative "Belarusianness". Central European University Press. p. 42. ISBN978-963-9776-68-5.
^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.
External linksedit
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
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Soviets redirects here For the bygone political organizations in Russia see Soviet council For other uses see Soviet disambiguation The Soviet people Russian sove tskij naro d sovyetsky narod were the citizens and nationals of the Soviet Union This demonym was presented in the ideology of the country as the new historical unity of peoples of different nationalities novaya istoricheskaya obshnost lyudej razlichnyh nacionalnostej 2 Soviet peopleSovetskij narodFlag of the Soviet UnionMap of the country s constituent Union Republics in 1989Total population286 730 819 1989 census LanguagesRussian 1 Ukrainian Belarusian Kazakh Azerbaijani Georgian Armenian Uzbek Kyrgyz Tajik Turkmen Latvian Estonian Romanian Lithuanian others see Languages of the Soviet Union ReligionChristianity Islam Judaism Buddhism Atheism others see Religion in the Soviet Union Related ethnic groupsCitizens of the post Soviet states 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 into territorial administrative units and the policy of korenizatsiya indigenisation was used to promote involvement non Russian nationalities in government on all levels 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 3 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 4 5 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 Some historians evaluating the Soviet Union as a colonial empire Soviet empire applied the prison of nations idea to the USSR Thomas Winderl wrote The USSR became in a certain sense more a prison house of nations than the old Empire had ever been 6 In an interview with Euronews in 2011 Russian President Dmitry Medvedev recalled the use of the term Soviet people as a unified community in the Soviet Union but added that these constructions were largely theoretical 7 Post Soviet Russia editIn contrast to Soviet national identity politics which declared the Soviet people as a 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 8 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 multiethnic patriotism as a replacement for the idea of the Soviet people 9 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 Language Policy in the former Soviet Union H Schiffman University of Pennsylvania 19 November 2002 Great Soviet Encyclopedia article Sovetskij narod by Suren Kaltakhchian ru 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 Bekus Nelly 2010 01 01 Struggle Over Identity The Official and the Alternative Belarusianness Central European University Press p 42 ISBN 978 963 9776 68 5 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 External links editThe 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 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Soviet people amp oldid 1220314217, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
