Abstrakt
W niniejszym artykule zbadano, w jaki sposób dziedzictwo postkomunistyczne ukształtowało kulturę polityczną oraz tożsamość narodową na Białorusi. Przedmiotem analizy jest zakres, w jakim instytucje, normy społeczne oraz paradygmaty strategiczne epoki radzieckiej wpłynęły na praktyki sprawowania władzy i próby budowania narodu w polityce białoruskiej. W oparciu o literaturę naukową, analizy strategii publicznych oraz współczesne wydarzenia polityczne oceniono dwa wzajemnie powiązane wymiary: trwałość autorytaryzmu i scentralizowanej władzy państwowej, a także społeczną nostalgię. W artykule wskazano, że dziedzictwo postkomunistyczne stanowi istotną podstawę wewnętrznej stagnacji Białorusi oraz jej podwójnej tożsamości narodowej.
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