THINGS WERE BETTER IN COMMUNISM; DISSATISFACTION IN KYRGYZSTAN IN THE POST-COMMUNIST PERIOD

Abstract

This study reflects the survey’s results conducted among Kyrgyz people on their assessment on their satisfaction levels during capitalism and communism. Survey’s results indicate that people have a great dissatisfaction due to harsh economic conditions, insecure labor market, poor education quality, and political instability during transition to capitalism. Moreover, they lost their hope for the future. Especially, age is a determinant factor for the reaction (angriness) against the current economic system.