The Winds from the East
The Winds from the East
This chapter examines the democratic wave that accompanied the dissolution of the Soviet system, its consequences for democratic legitimacy, and its ambiguous long-term effect on modern hybrid regime. The Soviet collapse ended the replacement of territorial empires with nation-states, and the decisive victory of democracy over a series of rival regimes. In three hegemonic shocks, democracy emerged victorious over monarchy, fascism, and communism, experiencing only one major setback during the interwar years. The Soviet case demonstrates that even the salience of nonhegemonic external factors in shaping domestic regimes is itself shaped by hegemonic transformations. However, the post-Soviet victory of democracy was far from complete. It missed certain regions entirely, and where it left a mark the result was often partial and tentative.
Keywords: democracy, democratic wave, democratization, Soviet Union, communism
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