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Social Science Education Faculty, Farhangian University, Tehran, Iran
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Department of Theoretical-Cultural Sociology, Research Institute for Social Studies, Research Institute for Humanities and Cultural Studies, Tehran, Iran.
Abstract
The purpose of this article is to provide a sociological explanation of the sources, ways of guaranteeing, and consequences of loyalty in 20th-century totalitarian regimes (Soviet Union, China, and Nazi Germany). Regarding loyalty, cultural, social, political, and economic approaches have been discussed; the arguments related to each have been summarized; and the theoretical framework used has been a combination of these approaches.The study method is comparative-historical, conducted by comparing specific cases. The samples were selected purposefully; the data were collected from secondary sources; and after presenting a historical narrative based on loyalty indicators in each case, a comparison table of the cases was presented and analyzed. The validity of the data was provided by referring to various texts related to each case.The findings show that totalitarian regimes tried to use cultural, social, political, and economic fields in similar ways to ensure, guarantee, and exploit loyalty, and the use of these fields was common to all totalitarian regimes. However, these governments acted intelligently in a situational manner and used different formulas in different societies. An intelligent interpretation of conditions and rational use of existing conditions to obtain, guarantee, and exploit loyalty can be seen in the studied examples, which are mentioned in detail in the article using historical examples.
Ahmadi,H. and Kasraei,M. S. (2025). Political loyalty in totalitarian regimes (the experience of the Soviet Union, China ana Nazi Germany). (e27545). historical sociology, 16(1), e27545
MLA
Ahmadi,H. , and Kasraei,M. S. . "Political loyalty in totalitarian regimes (the experience of the Soviet Union, China ana Nazi Germany)" .e27545 , historical sociology, 16, 1, 2025, e27545.
HARVARD
Ahmadi H., Kasraei M. S. (2025). 'Political loyalty in totalitarian regimes (the experience of the Soviet Union, China ana Nazi Germany)', historical sociology, 16(1), e27545.
CHICAGO
H. Ahmadi and M. S. Kasraei, "Political loyalty in totalitarian regimes (the experience of the Soviet Union, China ana Nazi Germany)," historical sociology, 16 1 (2025): e27545,
VANCOUVER
Ahmadi H., Kasraei M. S. Political loyalty in totalitarian regimes (the experience of the Soviet Union, China ana Nazi Germany). historical sociology, 2025; 16(1): e27545.
historical sociology