Historic memory in the political processes of the Post-soviet Baltic states
https://doi.org/10.18611/2221-3279-2017-8-1-140-151
Abstract
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.
About the Author
Andrey S. Skachkov
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Moscow
Russian Federation
Candidate of Political Science, Head of the Section in the Second European Department
Russian Federation
Candidate of Political Science, Head of the Section in the Second European Department
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Skachkov A.S. Historic memory in the political processes of the Post-soviet Baltic states. Comparative Politics Russia. 2017;8(1):140-151. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.18611/2221-3279-2017-8-1-140-151
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