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Heroes, Villains and Matters of State: The Partisan and Popular Memory in Lithuania

  • Against the backdrop of Russia's military aggression against Ukraine and its ongoing political warfare against the West, Lithuanians have mounted a social and cultural campaign to elevate the post-WWII anti-Soviet insurgents as exemplars of patriotic resistance and statesmanship. Yet some critics have pointed to the controversial aspects of this armed struggle. The article outlines the historical and cultural context to an emotionally charged debate, arguing for a full and frank examination ofAgainst the backdrop of Russia's military aggression against Ukraine and its ongoing political warfare against the West, Lithuanians have mounted a social and cultural campaign to elevate the post-WWII anti-Soviet insurgents as exemplars of patriotic resistance and statesmanship. Yet some critics have pointed to the controversial aspects of this armed struggle. The article outlines the historical and cultural context to an emotionally charged debate, arguing for a full and frank examination of the traumatic past.show moreshow less

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Document Type:Article
DOI:https://doi.org/10.25626/0078
Creator and project details
Author:Violeta DavoliūtėGND
Editor:Joachim von PuttkamerGND, Michal KopečekGND, Włodzimierz BorodziejGND
Publishing Institution:Herder-Institut für historische Ostmitteleuropaforschung – Institut der Leibniz-Gemeinschaft
Title details
Title (English):Heroes, Villains and Matters of State: The Partisan and Popular Memory in Lithuania
Parent Title (English):Cultures of History Forum
Release Date:2020/06/26
Date of Publication (online):2020/02/07
Date of first Publication:2015/11/17
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:Forest Brothers; Lithuania; Soviet Russia; heroism; memory; partisans
GND Keyword:Litauen; Sowjetunion; Partisanenkrieg; Unabhängigkeitsbewegung; Opposition
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File Size:1209 KB
MIME-Type:application/pdf
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