1. Soviet Nostalgia UASCORE 2016 - 2018 Variables from Phase 1 & Phase 2
Panel sample: 6102

2. Soviet Nostalgia: Heatmaps 2016 - 2018

3. ? ? 0.34 0.17 All Ukraine East Ukraine
Soviet Nostalgia: Stability of Soviet Nostalgia
All Ukraine
East Ukraine ? ?
0.34
0.17
Soviet Nostalgia 2016
Soviet Nostalgia 2018
Soviet Nostalgia 2016
Soviet Nostalgia 2018
Soviet Nostalgia The extent to which one regrets the collapse of the Soviet Union and believes that life was better before 1991.

4. State Services Economic Security
Soviet Nostalgia: Protective Factors in Eastern Ukraine
Protective/resilience factors: interrupt link between Soviet Nostalgia T1 and T2
State Services Economic Security
Soviet Nostalgia 2016
Soviet Nostalgia 2018
Dnipropetrovska has lowest level of economic security, indicating that it would be a good target for interventions.
Intervention on state services for older age group in Kharkivska would be beneficial as this has lowest state services score.

5. Soviet Nostalgia: Distribution in Ukraine

6. Soviet Nostalgia: Distribution in the Eastern Ukraine

7. Soviet Nostalgia Profiles
Soviet Nostalgia: Cluster profiles for Eastern Ukraine
Soviet Nostalgia Profiles
Steady High
(8.50 to 8.54)
Oldest (57), conservative and pro-Russian group, who think authorities do not care. Low in economic and personal security, they think that ordinary people can not change things in society.
Increasing (2.80 to 7.43)
Increasingly pro-Russia group, with low economic security, they think authorities do not care. They are becoming more and more pessimistic about the country’s future.
Decreasing (7.20 to 3.53)
With anti-Russia orientation, this group believes that authorities care. They have high employment status and see increase in satisfaction with state services. Optimistic about the country’s future.
Steady Low (2.50 to 2.51)
Youngest (39), least conservative, this group supports pro-EU most. With high employment status, they are optimistic about the country’s future.
Cluster group:
Soviet Nostalgia T1
Soviet Nostalgia T2
Steady High
8.50
8.54
Increasing
2.80
7.43
Decreasing
7.20
3.53
Steady Low
2.50
2.51

8. Soviet Nostalgia: Moderators tested that did not work in Eastern Ukraine
Psychosocial Index  
Anti-east
Social skills 
Anti-west
Depression
Perceived corruption
Civic responsibility
Marginalisation
Civic optimism  Civic engagement
Information consumption
Exposure to Pro-Russia media   
Community cooperation 
Vocational and literacy skills
Social competence
Education level  
Family support
Income level  
Family coherence
Ukrainian nationalism  
Empathy
Conservative values
Pro-EU orientation  
Readiness for violence
Perceived EU benefit  
Positive entrepreneurship environment
Pro-free market orientation  
Negative stereotypes pro-EU
Trust in media
Intergroup contact frequency: Maidan activists
Social tolerance
Intergroup tension
Pro-HR
Fatigue from conflict