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Leniniana and Yugonostalgia: A Visual Study on Post-Socialist Identity and Cultural Memory

Cilt: 29 Sayı: 3 12 Eylül 2025
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Leniniana and Yugonostalgia: A Visual Study on Post-Socialist Identity and Cultural Memory

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This study aims to examine the relationship between post-socialist identity construction and cultural memory through Leniniana and Yugonostalgia, based on an interdisciplinary visual analysis method. In the post-Soviet and post-Yugoslav periods, the figures of Lenin and Tito were reshaped through visual representations and gained different meanings in collective memory. The study rests on a theoretical framework grounded in collective memory and lieux de mémoire concepts. Leniniana, as one of the most important visual traditions of Soviet ideology, has secured a lasting place in the cultural memory of the Soviet people. However, with the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Lenin’s public representation changed and acquired new meanings. Similarly, Yugonostalgia represents the nostalgic reshaping of the collective memory constructed under Tito’s leadership after the collapse of Yugoslavia. The study is based on a qualitative case analysis of various visual materials, including propaganda posters, murals, contemporary artworks, and digital images. The selected images are evaluated in terms of their representation of post-socialist nostalgia, symbolic compensation for ideological voids, and the cultural traces of social identity quests. The interaction between visual images, nostalgia, ideology, and cultural memory is explored, focusing on how these figures have been integrated into new narratives in the post-socialist era. Particular attention is given to how these images have transformed through propaganda and popular culture. The main findings indicate that the images of Lenin and Tito demonstrate that the ideological legacy of past regimes has not been entirely erased from collective memory but rather reproduced in contemporary identity negotiations. In conclusion, the visuals of Leniniana and Yugonostalgia play a critical role in representing post-socialist identities and understanding the evolution of cultural memory, offering significant insights into how post-socialist societies relate to their past.

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Kaynakça

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Ayrıntılar

Birincil Dil

İngilizce

Konular

Siyasi Düşünce Tarihi, Siyaset Bilimi (Diğer)

Bölüm

Araştırma Makalesi

Erken Görünüm Tarihi

4 Temmuz 2025

Yayımlanma Tarihi

12 Eylül 2025

Gönderilme Tarihi

1 Nisan 2025

Kabul Tarihi

2 Temmuz 2025

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2025 Cilt: 29 Sayı: 3

Kaynak Göster

APA
Yerköy, S. (2025). Leniniana and Yugonostalgia: A Visual Study on Post-Socialist Identity and Cultural Memory. Current Perspectives in Social Sciences, 29(3), 430-451. https://doi.org/10.53487/atasobed.1668729
AMA
1.Yerköy S. Leniniana and Yugonostalgia: A Visual Study on Post-Socialist Identity and Cultural Memory. Current Perspectives in Social Sciences. 2025;29(3):430-451. doi:10.53487/atasobed.1668729
Chicago
Yerköy, Samet. 2025. “Leniniana and Yugonostalgia: A Visual Study on Post-Socialist Identity and Cultural Memory”. Current Perspectives in Social Sciences 29 (3): 430-51. https://doi.org/10.53487/atasobed.1668729.
EndNote
Yerköy S (01 Eylül 2025) Leniniana and Yugonostalgia: A Visual Study on Post-Socialist Identity and Cultural Memory. Current Perspectives in Social Sciences 29 3 430–451.
IEEE
[1]S. Yerköy, “Leniniana and Yugonostalgia: A Visual Study on Post-Socialist Identity and Cultural Memory”, Current Perspectives in Social Sciences, c. 29, sy 3, ss. 430–451, Eyl. 2025, doi: 10.53487/atasobed.1668729.
ISNAD
Yerköy, Samet. “Leniniana and Yugonostalgia: A Visual Study on Post-Socialist Identity and Cultural Memory”. Current Perspectives in Social Sciences 29/3 (01 Eylül 2025): 430-451. https://doi.org/10.53487/atasobed.1668729.
JAMA
1.Yerköy S. Leniniana and Yugonostalgia: A Visual Study on Post-Socialist Identity and Cultural Memory. Current Perspectives in Social Sciences. 2025;29:430–451.
MLA
Yerköy, Samet. “Leniniana and Yugonostalgia: A Visual Study on Post-Socialist Identity and Cultural Memory”. Current Perspectives in Social Sciences, c. 29, sy 3, Eylül 2025, ss. 430-51, doi:10.53487/atasobed.1668729.
Vancouver
1.Samet Yerköy. Leniniana and Yugonostalgia: A Visual Study on Post-Socialist Identity and Cultural Memory. Current Perspectives in Social Sciences. 01 Eylül 2025;29(3):430-51. doi:10.53487/atasobed.1668729

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