Ideology After Union Political Doctrines, Discourses, and Debates in Post-Soviet Societies

"How to make sense of the ideological imagination of the societies born out of the collapse of Soviet ideology, is the central question of this volume of original and highly nuanced articles edited by two of the best scholars of the post-Soviet condition."—Ivan Krastev, Centre for Liberal Strategies
"Ideology after Union is a remarkable collection of essays dedicated to the interrelation of state, society, and culture in the post-Soviet space. The case studies reach out well beyond their individual scope and paradigmatically analyze the political uses of ideological discourses."—Ulrich Schmid, University of St. Gallen
"Alexander Etkind and Mikhail Minakov have assembled a first-rate collection of scholars, who have written stimulating and original essays on the politics of post-communist societies in Europe and Central Asia."—Rajan Menon, City University of New York
"'The best in post-Soviet thought and analysis' would probably not sound too pretentious as a characteristic of this collection of twelve essays, written by authors coming from the newly independent countries of the former Soviet Union. Published originally in one of the most innovative social sciences journals of the region, the essays document, assess, and contextualize the process in which the elites and societies of the post-Soviet states emerge from the shadow of the common political and ideological legacy to chart their own course in the world that rapidly changes around them. This anthology is as much about the understandings of history as it is about the visions of the present and the future, and is a must-read for anyone interested in the region."—Serhii Plokhy, Harvard University