Individual deconstruction

parallel between Russia vs. China

Group SPE Bucharest, Romania

 In the process of imitation of different components of one society, they are , for certain, interdependent (...). the cultural changes of the societies of S type are beginning by a institutional imitation.... the new institutional coercion changes the cultural preferences or creates a new type of individual

What?
Communism
Institutions Culture Socio-economic performance

Individual deconstruction

Communism
Community of goods Denies private property source of economic enslavement Economics is the social science concerned with the production, distribution and consumption of material goods and services

Russia & China limited approach on planned economies

Why Russia? Why China?

Communism failed/success Communist apparatus Manipulation Socio-economic dimension Personality cult International spread Legitimacy / tolerance

Creation of the NEW MAN

With what prides emperor Qin Shi Huang? He killed only 460 intelectuals, unlike us who killed 46.000. There are people who accuse us of practicing dictatorship. This is perfectly true. Too bad they didnt give us enough credit, so we have to do more MAO ZEDONG

Russia vs. China

Russia China
New direction in Destruction of: arts: Religion Spirituality Transformation History New direction of Tradition society New themes: - the new man - the collective spirit

 Russia Realist socialism Husband-Wife-State triad Industrial economy Closed block

China Four Old Things Chinese familism = tradition Agrarian economy Opening to international relations Capitalist twist to ideology

Inflexible ideology

Individual Deconstruction
Backward mentality Devotion for the state Loss of individuality Reeducation Dependency on socioeconomic factors Boundaries Manipulation / Brain washing

FEAR

RESIGNATION

present
Russia
Post 91 communist legitimacy Freedom vs. Big Brother Depression

China
Flexible ideology Economic crisis = > legitimacy Social discontent

Thinking for yourself

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