Narrative, Identity, State: History Teaching in Moldova
Narrative, Identity, State: History Teaching in Moldova
Author(s): Vladimir SolonariSubject(s): Political history, Government/Political systems, Politics and society, State/Government and Education, Post-Communist Transformation, Sociology of Politics, Sociology of Education, Politics of History/Memory, Politics and Identity
Published by: SAGE Publications Ltd
Keywords: Moldova; post-Soviet period; history teaching; national identity; post- independence years;
Summary/Abstract: There exists considerable confusion in post-Soviet Moldova about what kind of history to teach in schools. This argument is part of a wider problem of Moldovan national identity: do Moldovans constitute a separate people and (ethno)nation or should they be considered part and parcel of the single Romanian nation, torn from it by a hostile external power, that is, Russia? In accordance with this latter point of view, Russian and then Soviet authorities forcefully instilled "false consciousness" in the minds of the local population about their national identity and this false consciousness must be done away with, including by means of teaching "true" history. [...]
Journal: East European Politics and Societies
- Issue Year: 16/2002
- Issue No: 02
- Page Range: 414-445
- Page Count: 32
- Language: English
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