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June 18, 2026Sociology Lens

The Soviet Legacy of Social Mobility and Control in Belarus: Engineered Dependence as a Durable Authoritarian Resource

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AZAnna ZadoraUniversité de Strasbourg

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This article reconceptualizes Belarus's Soviet modernization as a control system, revealing its implications for social mobility.

Key Points

  • The aim is to understand how Belarus's Soviet-era systems of engineered dependence impact social mobility and political conformity.
  • Analyzed survey data and conducted original interviews with Belarusian teachers and post-2020 migrants.
  • Utilized Hirschman's exit-voice-loyalty framework and Bourdieu's habitus concept to frame discussions.
  • Examined mechanisms like industrial total institutions and linguistic Russification that controlled social mobility.
  • Demonstrated that the regime employs short-term contracts to maintain worker insecurity and dependency.
  • Revealed that the 2020 protests highlighted generational shifts and increasing economic reliance on Russia.
  • Provided evidence that education, urbanization, and welfare contribute to the durability of authoritarian regimes.

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Anna Zadora (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a338cc3630953a74978dfdfhttps://doi.org/10.1111/johs.70071
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