Mārciena – between Legacy and Nostalgia
Mārciena – between Legacy and Nostalgia
Author(s): Ilze Boldāne-ZeļenkovaSubject(s): Customs / Folklore, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, Culture and social structure , Transformation Period (1990 - 2010), History of Communism, Post-Communist Transformation
Published by: Eesti Kirjandusmuuseum
Keywords: Latvia; Mārciena; nostalgia; post-Soviet military base; Soviet legacy; uses of the past;
Summary/Abstract: In 1993, after the Soviet army’s withdrawal, the local municipal government of the tiny Latvian village of Mārciena had to take over a former residential district of the Soviet officers’ families, called Gorodok, and the infrastructure of the Soviet army unit that was located in the nearby forest. Over the past twenty years, the municipality has tried to find the best solution to protect the site from decay. Businessmen have attempted to raise the profile of the area, and all of the residents have reshaped their identities within the framework of economic and political developments taking place in the country. The purpose of the article is to examine these processes of making sense of the place called Mārciena from different points of view.
Journal: Folklore: Electronic Journal of Folklore
- Issue Year: 2017
- Issue No: 70
- Page Range: 149-170
- Page Count: 22
- Language: English