Comprehending Modernization

Authors

  • Leonid V. Polyakov Государственный университет — Высшая школа экономики

Keywords:

modernization, identity, nation, resource based economy, corruption, paternalism, national psycho type, counter-elite, democratization

Abstract

The feature is devoted to the analysis of different meanings of the notion of modernization which holds the key position in modern Russian political discourse. The recognition of these meanings is important as each of them defines the range of problems and targets of the process of modernization. The modernization is determined by the author as critical self-assessment of the current state of the country and free self-determination of Russians as political nation. Finally, the modernization is understood as a means of self-construction of a nation and a guarantee for Russia’s future.

Author Biography

Leonid V. Polyakov, Государственный университет — Высшая школа экономики

  • State University – Higher School of Economics, Moscow, Russia
    • Dr. Sci. (Philos.), Professor, Head of Department of General Political Science

 

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Published

2011-03-01

How to Cite

Polyakov, L. V. (2011). Comprehending Modernization. Monitoring of Public Opinion: Economic and Social Changes, (1), 180–191. Retrieved from https://www.monitoringjournal.ru/index.php/monitoring/article/view/3137

Issue

No. 1 (2011)

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