Defending History? The Impact of Context and Speaker in Russia

• Published in: Perspectives on politics Vol. 22; no. 1; pp. 263 - 279
• Main Authors: Krawatzek, Félix, Soroka, George
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, USA Cambridge University Press 01.03.2024

Political attempts to control how the past may be represented have flourished in the twenty-first century. Russia participates in this trend, having taken steps to legislatively and juridically safeguard the legacy of the USSR’s involvement in World War II. This has institutionalized an interpretati...