Historic memory in the political processes of the Post-soviet Baltic states

Abstract: After gaining independence in 1991 the ruling elites of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia actively used historical questions in the course of state building. They tried to base their policy on the rejection and personal interpretation of the Soviet past. This approach has led to a sharp ethnic...

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Main Author:	Andrey S. Skachkov
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Jurist, Publishing Group 2016-12-01
Series:	Sravnitelʹnaâ Politika
Subjects:	historic memory political processes ruling elites historic images and myths shaping of historical consciousness confl ict of memories
Online Access:	https://www.comparativepolitics.org/jour/article/view/581

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spelling	doaj-a737a7aa51a44571b87df5c5573df3a32021-07-29T08:10:13ZengJurist, Publishing GroupSravnitelʹnaâ Politika2221-32792412-49902016-12-018114015110.18611/2221-3279-2017-8-1-140-151427Historic memory in the political processes of the Post-soviet Baltic statesAndrey S. Skachkov0Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, MoscowAbstract: After gaining independence in 1991 the ruling elites of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia actively used historical questions in the course of state building. They tried to base their policy on the rejection and personal interpretation of the Soviet past. This approach has led to a sharp ethnic conflict of historic memories and dramatically affected political processes in these countries.https://www.comparativepolitics.org/jour/article/view/581historic memorypolitical processesruling eliteshistoric images and mythsshaping of historical consciousnessconfl ict of memories
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title_short	Historic memory in the political processes of the Post-soviet Baltic states
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description	Abstract: After gaining independence in 1991 the ruling elites of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia actively used historical questions in the course of state building. They tried to base their policy on the rejection and personal interpretation of the Soviet past. This approach has led to a sharp ethnic conflict of historic memories and dramatically affected political processes in these countries.
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Historic memory in the political processes of the Post-soviet Baltic states

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