No. L (2019)
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The Distinctive Characteristics of Transformation in Eastern Europe: A Combination of Democracy and Nationalism

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  • Konstantin V. Nikiforov
Konstantin V. Nikiforov
Institute of Slavic Studies Russian Academy of Sciences
Balcanica L
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2298/BALC1950427N

Published 01.02.2023

Keywords

  • nationalism,
  • democracy,
  • transformative revolutions

How to Cite

Nikiforov, K. V. (2023). The Distinctive Characteristics of Transformation in Eastern Europe: A Combination of Democracy and Nationalism. Balcanica - Annual of the Institute for Balkan Studies, (L), 427–435. https://doi.org/10.2298/BALC1950427N
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Abstract

Transformation in the eastern part of Europe began following the “velvet” revolution and continued after the “colour” revolutions. These two types of transformative revolution have many things in common, first of all a form of mass protest combining democracy and nationalism at its roots. However, nationalism did not begin to appear immediately after the fall of communism but rather after the first halting and unsuccessful democratic changes. In other words, nationalists did not take over from communists, but from democrats.

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