The State's Monopoly on History and Historical Awareness in Russia
Keywords:
Russia, politics of the past, history teaching, Russian Military Historical Society, historical awarenessAbstract
In this essay, contemporary Russian politicization of history is contextualized within the ambiguous concept “historical awareness”. Some examples are used to examine how the state aims to control understanding and conceptualizing of the past and to steer collective remembering amongst its citizens.
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