“A thousand-year-old” history as the basis of Russian identity
In recent years, the Russian authorities have been referring more and more often to the country’s “thousand-year-old history”. Not only does this formula set a chronological framework, but it also distils the principle ...
... Institute of World History at the Russian Academy of Sciences, about the role played by the memory of WWI and the commemorative events planned by Russia's State Organizing Committee for 2014.
Dr. Chubaryan, do you think it is wise to revive the memory of World War One?
In fact, Russians often refer to it as the "forgotten war", mostly due to ideological labels attached to it immediately after the Soviets took power, and that have been retained until now.
Memorials to WWI victims are to be found in small towns across ...