TY - GEN N2 - This book explores the extent to which and the reasons why Russias citizens harbor feelings of nostalgia for the Soviet Union today. Based on the results of a nationwide survey and rigorous field research carried out within several of Russias regions, Dr. Sullivan uncovers material and cultural rationales for this sentiment of nostalgia which poses both an opportunity and a challenge to the Russian government. With Russian nationalism and revanchism a resurgent force in contemporary global affairs, this detailed study will interest scholars of international relations and of populist authoritarianism around the world. Charles J. Sullivan is a political scientist specializing in the politics of Russia, Central Asia, and the former Soviet Union region. Dr. Sullivan served as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science and International Relations at Nazarbayev University in Nur-Sultan, Republic of Kazakhstan (2014 to 2022). DO - 10.1007/978-981-19-3975-4 DO - doi AB - This book explores the extent to which and the reasons why Russias citizens harbor feelings of nostalgia for the Soviet Union today. Based on the results of a nationwide survey and rigorous field research carried out within several of Russias regions, Dr. Sullivan uncovers material and cultural rationales for this sentiment of nostalgia which poses both an opportunity and a challenge to the Russian government. With Russian nationalism and revanchism a resurgent force in contemporary global affairs, this detailed study will interest scholars of international relations and of populist authoritarianism around the world. Charles J. Sullivan is a political scientist specializing in the politics of Russia, Central Asia, and the former Soviet Union region. Dr. Sullivan served as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science and International Relations at Nazarbayev University in Nur-Sultan, Republic of Kazakhstan (2014 to 2022). T1 - Motherland :Soviet nostalgia in the Russian Federation / DA - 2022. CY - Singapore : AU - Sullivan, Charles J. CN - DK32 PB - Palgrave Macmillan, PP - Singapore : PY - 2022. ID - 1449533 KW - Collective memory KW - Nostalgia KW - National characteristics, Russian. SN - 9789811939754 SN - 9811939756 TI - Motherland :Soviet nostalgia in the Russian Federation / LK - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-981-19-3975-4 UR - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-981-19-3975-4 ER -