Publics of former Iron Curtain countries generally look back approvingly at the collapse of communism. Majorities in most former Soviet republics and Eastern European countries endorse the emergence of democracy and capitalism. However, the initial enthusiasm about these changes has dimmed in most of the countries surveyed.
The Equality Effect
Greater economic equality makes us all less stupid, more tolerant, less fearful, and more satisfied with life.
https://inequality.org/research/equality-effect/