Between politics and silence – the memory of the Holocaust in Belarus 1991-2017 Cover Image

Między polityką a przemilczeniem – pamięć o Zagładzie na Białorusi 1991-2017
Between politics and silence – the memory of the Holocaust in Belarus 1991-2017

Author(s): Roman Romantsov
Subject(s): Victimology, Transformation Period (1990 - 2010), Present Times (2010 - today), History of the Holocaust, History of Antisemitism, Politics of History/Memory
Published by: Instytut Europy Środkowej
Keywords: politics of memory; Holocaust; Belarus; memory studies; Jews minority;

Summary/Abstract: The article presents the analysis of the Holocaust in the memory policy in Belarus in 1991-2017. In the paper there was analyzed the policy of the President and Ministry of Education to the Holocaust. The article describes the activities of non-governmental institutions and museums in the protection of the Holocaust memory. The author characterizes how Holocaust memory is reflected in documentary films and contemporary art.

  • Issue Year: 15/2017
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 43-68
  • Page Count: 26
  • Language: Polish