The United Soviet People: a Myth or Reality?

The paper deals with the phenomenon of the Soviet community, which was one of the main components of nation building issues in the USSR. Nowadays, there is an increasing interest in the nature of the ‘united soviet people’ phenomenon. Whether it was a mere ideological stamp and what connection, if any, it may still have with a contemporary reality are the questions yet to be answered. The authors of the article set the task to examine under what conditions the concept emerged, evolved and to envisage its possible transformation in the future. The purpose of the paper is to give assessment to the concept of the Soviet people, its emergence, transformation and return to a political agenda of Russian politics and its research.