The Berlin Republic. Evolution of Germany's politics of memory and German patriotism

• Main Author: Zalewski, Krzysztof Marcin
• Format: Paper
• Language: English
• Published: Poland OSW The Centre for Eastern Studies 2009; OSW Ośrodek Studiów Wschodnich im. Marka Karpia
• Series: OSW Point of View
• Subjects: Politics; Public Administration; Public Law; German patriotism; Germany's politics of memory

Important changes have occurred in recent years in the attitude of a majority of the German elite towards the history of the 20th century and the political identity built on collective memory. Until recently, the sense of guilt for the crimes of the Third Reich and the obligation to remember were pr...