Which of these East European countries feel the most nostalgic for communist past ?

[Voskos]

im glad youre identifying with your Greek roots

[brennus dux gallorum]

Greece, more specifically Crete, Ikaria and Lesbos.

fixed
i will add catalunya, same communist sit

[Laberia]

Greece, more specifically Athens and Crete.

Cretans are communists?

[brennus dux gallorum]

Cretans are communists?

yes, the worst version, pasokists

[Melki]

Nice joke

If you're young and educated and living in Moscow or St-Petersburg with a well-paid job, you surely don't miss the past...Nonetheless, a middle-aged couple living in an isolated oblast in the middle of the Ural mountains will have a different perception of things. That's why many people like Putin so much, he's a true "государственник" who restored state authority and gave them the feeling that they were not left behind by economic liberalism.

I already explained that Belarusians are divided, and it's third time I am saying this. But now slightly more elaborate.
Belarusians are divided on two main groups: those who support Lukashenka and his close relations with Russia; and those who want to became fully independent and who want to break the ties with Russia. But it still doesn't mean that the first group have positive thoughts on communism - they are pro-Russian (in modern context), not necessarily pro-Soviet. Another group is in opposition to the russification of their country and want Belarus to remain Belarusian - fully distinct from Russia. Russian language is unfortunately much more often used in Belarus, but it doesn't mean Belarusian is extinct - it is still used, mostly in rural areas I think.

You have simply two "camps" in Belarus. Those Belarusians whom I know do not have a good opinion on Russia, but it might be simply a coincidence. However, you can see plenty of communist remnants in Belarus, naturally. But probably less than in Russia, where you can find Lenin's statues everywhere.

When I'm talking about "nostalgia of communist era", I'm not necessarily referring to the collectivist ideology.
For example, 50 years-old Germans living in the eastern part of their country will only miss the crappy Wartburg they were driving every day, the old fizzy drinks or sour gherkin cucumbers that don't exist anymore.

That's why Belarusians don't have any special reason to miss the past. The country is still bound to Russia and protected by its powerful neighbour.
Moldovans, on the other land, lost support from Moscow. They were wealthier before, supplying wine (I would rather call it vinegar) to the other Republics.

I often hear Romanians complaining about how they miss the Socialist times. Maybe because Romania was more respected thirty years ago. Their athletes won many medals at the Olympic Games. They had performant scientists.
After the fall of the Iron Curtain, they were able to migrate to the West, and realized how they were unfairly despised by the Italians, the Germans, the French, the Spaniards, the British. A lot citizens from these countries constantly repeat that their country was too poor to be a member of the European Union. Besides, many Europeans still mistake Romanians with Romas.

That's why all things considered, I think the 3 most nostalgic countries of the former Eastern Bloc are Russia (for obvious reasons), Romania and Moldova.

Hungary is very nostalgic too, but not for its communist past. Hungary misses its old kingdom, before the treaty of Trianon. It was when their territory covered a surface area of more than 300 000 km2. When Europeans had a lot of respect for their country and its culture
Almost no Hungarian is old enough to have known these times, so "nostalgic" may not be appropriate to describe this feeling.

[Dandelion]

How could anyone feel nostalgic for that bullshit?
Fuck communism. It's societal death.

Especially economical death.

[propolis]

The former Yugoslav Republics.

[IvanchoIotata]

Nostalgia for communism is also very present in Romania, despite being a EU-member, even though Nicolae Ceaușescu was one of the worst dictators of the communist block. Romania was wealthier and more influential than today. It's true that during the 70's, Income per capita was higher in Central and Eastern Europe than in countries like Ireland, Spain or Portugal.

Nonsense, Romanians are one of the most anti-communist people in Eastern Europe, maybe second to Poles. And income was lower than anywhere in capitalist Europe.