Monument wars in the Baltic states
Monument wars in the Baltic states
Author(s): Aleksandra Kuczyńska-ZonikSubject(s): History, Essay|Book Review |Scientific Life, Recent History (1900 till today), Transformation Period (1990 - 2010), Societal Essay
Published by: Kolegium Europy Wschodniej im. Jana Nowaka-Jeziorańskiego we Wrocławiu
Keywords: Baltic states; Soviet memory; monuments; history
Summary/Abstract: Since the 1990s de-communisation in Central and Eastern Europe, a new national identity has been adopted in each of the Baltic states. Yet, they have not fully rejected their communist heritage and conflicts concerning the purpose and meaning behind certain Soviet monuments have been taking place since the fall of the Soviet Union. The intensity of these conflicts grew significantly since Russia’s aggression in Ukraine in 2014.
Journal: New Eastern Europe
- Issue Year: 2016
- Issue No: 06 (24)
- Page Range: 165-169
- Page Count: 5
- Language: English
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