I discovered a law of social organization that I call the “law of social regeneration” and which can be stated as follows: when a social system colla… - Alexander Zinoviev

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I discovered a law of social organization that I call the “law of social regeneration” and which can be stated as follows: when a social system collapses, but the men and the political framework remain unchanged, the new social system resembles the one that has just disappeared. Under this law, many elements of Sovietism were preserved or regenerated.

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About Alexander Zinoviev

Aleksandr Zinovyev (29 September 1922 – 10 May 2006) was a Russian philosopher, sociologist and writer

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Native Name: Александр Александрович Зиновьев
Alternative Names: Alexander Alexandrovich Zinoviev
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