СКОПЈЕ И ВАРШАВА: РЕПРЕЗЕНТАЦИЈА НА ИСТОРИЈА, СИМБОЛИ, ИДЕНТИТЕТ
SKOPJE AND WARSAW: REPRESENTATION OF HISTORY, SYMBOLS AND IDENTITY

Summary/Abstract: The social and political changes occurred after the collapse of socialism, led to significant reconfigurations in spatial symbolization in the capitol cities. In this context, it occurred intensive reshaping of social identities and the construction of new memories, which have their reflection in the public space. The paper focuses on the capital Skopje and Warsaw, considered as polygons for inscribe of images from the past and public manifestations of collective / social memory. Analysis of monument iconography in both cities shows the ways in which the phenomena of memory, identity and history interact in space. Simultaneously with the comparison data I determine differences and similarities between the two capitals, in particular domains.

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