Эффект колеи, культура и критические моменты

Публичная политика. 2022. Т. 6. № 1. С. 70–70.

Zaostrovtsev A. P.

The article considers the path dependence as an intergenerational transmission of culture. The latter is understood as a stable ideal image of the social order. In this regard, it is shown that the positive image of Stalin, rooted in the Russian public consciousness, largely predetermined the country's turn to neo-Stalinism in the 21st century. Linked path dependency concept is the concept of critical junctures. It shows the possible discontinuity of the historical path, radical changes in society. However, these changes are not always fixed and often there is a return to the historical track. A contrasting example is the historical destinies of Lithuania and Belarus. Finally, it is emphasized that radical changes in the imperial countries are inseparable from their preliminary collapse. Keyword

Keywords: Сталин, culture, империя, path dependence, empire, critical junctures, критические моменты, Stalin, культура,, Lithuania and Belarus, зависимость от траектории предшествующего развития, Литва и Беларусь