TY - GEN digital ID - 131675099 TI - Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan : life and politics during the Soviet era AU - Dadabaev, Timur AU - Komatsu, Hisao PY - 2017 SN - 9781137522368 9781137522351 PB - New York, N.Y. Palgrave Macmillan DB - UniCat KW - Sociology of culture KW - Internal politics KW - International relations. Foreign policy KW - internationale politiek KW - wereldgeschiedenis KW - geschiedenis KW - politiek KW - wereldpolitiek KW - anno 1900-1999 KW - Kyrgyzstan KW - Uzbekistan KW - Kazakhstan UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:131675099 AB - This volume offers perspectives from the general public in post-Soviet Central Asia and reconsiders the meaning and the legacy of Soviet administration in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. This study emphasizes that the way in which people in Central Asia reconcile their Soviet past to a great extent refers to the three-fold process of recollecting their everyday experiences, reflecting on their past from the perspective of their post-Soviet present, and re-imagining. These three elements influence memories and lead to selectivity in memory construction. This process also emphasizes the aspects of the Soviet era people choose to recall in positive and negative lights. Ultimately, this book demonstrates how Soviet life has influenced the identity and understanding of self among the population in post-Soviet Central Asian states. ER -