ABSTRACT

This paper analyzes the mechanisms of creating a symbolic connection between several generations of protesters in the late USSR and in Putin’s Russia. Based on an analysis of the periodical press, data on human-rights violations during public protests, and published sources on the history of Soviet dissidents, the article traces how and for what purposes protesters in the 2000s and 2010s used the symbolic and practical legacy of Soviet dissidents, what additional meanings of protest were actualized with these linkages, and how references to specific spaces of protest actions transformed the content and form of public protests. Using Charles Tilly’s concept of “repertoires of contention,” I argue that references to the dissidents’ legacy were not limited to the discursive level of repeating slogans but included various public actions that memorialized and/or reconsidered the Soviet dissidents’ tradition of contesting the state monopoly over public space.

摘要

本文分析了在苏联后期和普京的俄罗斯几代抗议者之间建立象征联系的机制。根据对定期出版物的分析，关于公众抗议期间侵犯人权的数据以及有关苏联持不同政见者历史的公开资料的分析，该文章追溯了2000年代和2010年代抗议者如何以及出于何种目的使用了象征性的和实际的遗产。苏联持不同政见者，通过这些联系体现了抗议的其他含义，以及对抗议活动特定空间的引用如何改变了公众抗议的内容和形式。利用查尔斯·提利（Charles Tilly）的“争用表”的概念，