In his opinion, the underlying “old” patterns of political behavior (some a legacy of the pre-communist era) were temporarily pushed to the background by the wave of pro-Western civic liberalism that followed the collapse of communism in the region. Now the old patterns of political behavior are returning to the fore.
Pero también hay evidencias de que Havel tiene razón al afirmar que el resurgimiento de esos patrones representa simplemente una "cruda" de los 15 años de reformas continuas --y frecuentemente traumáticas.