Well it’s the ruling class that writes history. It’s not just ancient past, very recent past as well - just think of all the nostalgia cropping up for 1950’s or 1980’s!
There is no nostalgia for 50s and 80s in public discourse in my country, which basically confirms your point - it were socialist times, which the current rulling class hates. Media screetch thay we “defeated communism and won our freedom”, many young people think that whatever happens is million times better than horrible 50s and 80s. But I can imagine what you mean.
Apologies, I should have specified yankee media - since that is what dominates the world media. But also on the topic of flinging crap at the socialist times - we get that as well in Russia. Not just in media, as you mentioned - the term “Sovok” is used as a derogatory for things people dislike and (usually erroneously) associate with USSR. Ya know, such obviously socialist concepts as bureaucracy, employers monitoring every move a worker makes and punishing them for time off, unpaid overtime, etc
Well it’s the ruling class that writes history. It’s not just ancient past, very recent past as well - just think of all the nostalgia cropping up for 1950’s or 1980’s!
There is no nostalgia for 50s and 80s in public discourse in my country, which basically confirms your point - it were socialist times, which the current rulling class hates. Media screetch thay we “defeated communism and won our freedom”, many young people think that whatever happens is million times better than horrible 50s and 80s. But I can imagine what you mean.
Apologies, I should have specified yankee media - since that is what dominates the world media. But also on the topic of flinging crap at the socialist times - we get that as well in Russia. Not just in media, as you mentioned - the term “Sovok” is used as a derogatory for things people dislike and (usually erroneously) associate with USSR. Ya know, such obviously socialist concepts as bureaucracy, employers monitoring every move a worker makes and punishing them for time off, unpaid overtime, etc