Communism and modernity / Transl. by M.V. Maslovskiy

  • J. Arnason Charles University in Prague j.arnason@latrobe.edu.au
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Arnason J. Communism and modernity / Transl. by M.V. Maslovskiy. Sotsiologicheskiy Zhurnal = Sociological Journal. 2011. No. 1. P. С. 10-35.

Abstract

The article is devoted to theoretical analysis of the Soviet model of modernity. The main interpretations of modernity in sociological theory are singled out. Formation of the Soviet version of modernity, processes of social integration and differentiation, crisis phenomena in Soviet-type societies are considered. Global dynamics of the Soviet model and different ways of its transition are analyzed.
Keywords:
communism, modernity, civilization, global dynamics, crisis, transition

Author Biography

J. Arnason, Charles University in Prague
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Arnason, J. 2011. Communism and modernity / Transl. by M.V. Maslovskiy. Sotsiologicheskiy Zhurnal = Sociological Journal. 1 (Mar. 2011), С. 10-35.
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