Symbolic Re-Sovietization and Grassroots Patriotism
Journal: Russia in Global Affairs
Year: 2022

This article is an attempt to explain the reasons for the restoration of Soviet symbols in those regions of Ukraine that have come under Russian control as a result of the current conflict, using the concepts of 'crisis of representation' and 'grassroots patriotism.' It stresses that what is happening cannot be explained as "the restoration of Soviet totalitarianism" with support from the Russian authorities, who take a different position towards the Soviet past. It is also shown that the appeal