Тhe political evolution of the urban counterelite groups in the independent Burma/Myanmar

Authors

  • Dmitry A. Brodyak V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, 4 Svobody Square, Kharkiv 61022, Ukraine; Kharkiv regional library for children, 43 Alchevskich Street, Kharkiv 61002, Ukraine

Keywords:

students, army, elite, counter-elite, Aung San Suu Kyi, Min Ko Naing

Abstract

Myanmar history, cities of a modern type emerged and began to grow rapidly – centers for the spread of market relations, modern education and European political discourse . The article shows that in the mentioned period of history in the country there was an expansion of paruperized urban layers, and an urbanized protest environment was formed – a nutrient soil for the emergence of a local right-wing radical counter-elite. It is proved that the activities of this counter-elite group since 1988 have been inextricably linked with the name of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, the daughter of the national hero of Burma/Myanmar, General Aung Sanah. The conclusion is that during the course of her political career, Daw Suu managed to overcome the threats emanating from the most dangerous counter-elite groups and contributed to the stabilization of the civilian political system that was taking shape in Myanmar.

Author Biography

  • Dmitry A. Brodyak, V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, 4 Svobody Square, Kharkiv 61022, Ukraine; Kharkiv regional library for children, 43 Alchevskich Street, Kharkiv 61002, Ukraine

    doctoral candidate at the department of Modern and Contemporary history, faculty of history, V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University; methodist, Kharkiv regional library for children

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Published

2018-07-30

Issue

No. 3 (2018): Journal of the Belarusian State University. History

Section

World History

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Brodyak, D.A. 2018. Тhe political evolution of the urban counterelite groups in the independent Burma/Myanmar. Journal of the Belarusian State University. History. 3 (Jul. 2018), 84–91.