After the political revolutions of 1989, the former eastern bloc countries, although at differing speeds and in a different order, started a process leading to the abolition of the basic principles upon which real socialism was founded. The identity of their social, economic and political systems is being qualitatively changed
The post-revolutionary system, however, is taking a long time to establish itself. The rather open nature of the new legal framework makes it difficult to forecast the final outcome of post-communist societies. Meanwhile, one can remark on the constraints that exist in the postcommunist period. Instead of thinking in terms of final results, it would perhaps be more helpful to start from the remnants of communism and to ask ourselves how sociopolitical realities can be matched with the new principles of democracy, market economy and capitalism. It is important to have a clear insight into the means that will be used to obtain real owners. These real owners are, as a matter of fact, a prerequisite for a capitalist system. Finally, an assessment has to be mack of the ‘moral climate’ in which transformation has to proceed.