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A Dual Legacy: Reviewing the New Exhibition at the Former Nazi Camp Salaspils

  • When in February 2018 a new exhibition opened at the site of the former National Socialist 'Work Education Camp' Salaspils, its reception in the Latvian media was mixed. The history of the camp as well as its Soviet memorialisation are complex and have been frequently contested in Latvian society. The article reviews the new exhibition against this backdrop and asks how the curators present both the history and legacy of the place.

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Document Type:Article
DOI:https://doi.org/10.25626/0084
Creator and project details
Author:Paula Oppermann
Editor:Joachim von PuttkamerGND, Michal KopečekGND, Włodzimierz BorodziejGND
Publishing Institution:Herder-Institut für historische Ostmitteleuropaforschung – Institut der Leibniz-Gemeinschaft
Title details
Title (English):A Dual Legacy: Reviewing the New Exhibition at the Former Nazi Camp Salaspils
Parent Title (English):Cultures of History Forum
Release Date:2020/08/24
Date of Publication (online):2020/02/12
Date of first Publication:2018/05/31
Language:English
Subject indexing
DDC-Classification:9 Geschichte und Geografie / 90 Geschichte / 900 Geschichte und Geografie
Collections:Cultures of History Forum (Imre Kertész Kolleg Jena)
Tag:Jews; Latvia; Salaspils; Soviet Union; labour camp; memoralization; memorial
GND Keyword:Lettland; Arbeitserziehungslager Salaspils; Judenvernichtung; Sowjetunion; Gedenkstätte
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File Size:9015 KB
MIME-Type:application/pdf
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