What’s Left of the Left in Central and Eastern Europe?

... without saying that this legacy has been problematic for left-wing parties trying to regain popular support in the post-Soviet era. Nor was this taint confined to Eastern Europe: globally, many left-wing parties suffered from the misperception that ‘socialism’ had died with Soviet communism. After all, this was the period of the ‘End of History’ which ushered in the belief that (neo-)liberal values were dominant and that ideological challenges to capitalism had ended. The post-communist ...