Soviet students were also self-critical, at times more so than pro-Soviet

Evidence

Nevertheless, these Russian students thought that the world tended to see the Soviet Union as more diabolical and evil than the United States (item 38), that while neither set of leaders was truthful with its people, the Soviet government was less truthful than the American one (item 41), and that the Soviet Union was less likely than the Americans to act altruistically “because it really cares” (item 42). Finally, these Moscow State students were equally cynical about the motives behind American and Soviet foreign aid (item 37), felt the two governments were equally committed to trying to end injustice in their respective countries (item 43), and perceived neither set of leaders as “‘basically aggressive and warlike” (item 44). — Bob Altemeyer, The Authoritarian Specter, 1640

Categorization

• QUESTION: Nationalism apparently coexists with self-critical or even reversed biases - worth chasing how this predicts authoritarianism scores.