In the Communist-Party-sponsored culture of the Soviet Union, the model new Soviet man was described, in several periods, as a person with the qualities that were said to be emerging as dominant among all that country's citizens, irrespective of its long-standing cultural, ethnic, and linguistic diversity, creating a single Soviet people. Adherence to Marxism-Leninism, and individual behavior consistent with that philosophy's predictions, were among the crucial traits expected. In modern usage, a Communist party is a political party which promotes Communism, a sociopolitical philosophy based on the particular interpretation of Marxism put forth by Vladimir Lenin. ... Vladimir Lenin in 1920 Leninism is a political and economic theory which builds upon Marxism; it is a branch of Marxism (and it has been the dominant branch of Marxism in the world since the 1920s). ...
Fictional characters, and presentations of contemporary celebrities, embodying this model were prominent features of Soviet cultural life, especially when fostering the concept was a special priority. Look up Culture in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Wikinews has news related to this article: Culture and entertainment Dictionary of the History of Ideas: Cultural Development in Antiquity Dictionary of the History of Ideas: Culture and Civilization in Modern Times Classificatory system for cultures and civilizations, by Dr. Sam Vaknin...
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Homo Sovieticus (from New Latin) is a sarcastic and critical reference to a category of people with a specific mindset that were allegedly created by the governments of the Soviet bloc.
The idea that the Soviet system would create a new, better kind of person was first postulated by the advocates of the Soviet system; they called it the "NewSovietman".
Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, many social and economic problems in Russia were blamed on Homo Sovieticus’ alleged failure to adapt to a capitalist society.
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