Representation of the Image and History of the White Movement in Russian Politics of Memory of the 2010s
https://doi.org/10.26794/2226-7867-2020-10-5-129-133
Abstract
In this article a representation’s question of historical imagine and cases of Civil war in Russia 1917–1922 is revealed. The author sets a tusk to find out a reply to ask: why the White Movement hasn’t become a source of historical policy in Russia and how Russian society perceive it. The object of research is the socio-historical discourse, expressed in news resources and commemorative practices. School history textbooks were also analyzed . The research methodology is based on a comparative analysis of sources representing the images and history of the White movement. At the same time, sources that have a narrow target audience are deliberately rejected since they do not make a significant contribution to the socio-historical discourse. The author concluded that the authorities do not use plots related to the Civil War and the October Revolution, since they carry a conflict potential. More relevant is the study of representation by other actors in the politics of memory — systemic and non-systemic opposition, public and scientific associations. In conditions of political polarization of conditional “left” and “right” forces, the attitude to the White movement and its representation become political markers of ideological affiliation.
About the Author
M. V. Odnobokov
Saint-Petersburg State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Maksim V. Odnobokov, Bachelor of Arts
Institute of History
Saint-Petersburg
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Odnobokov M.V. Representation of the Image and History of the White Movement in Russian Politics of Memory of the 2010s. Humanities and Social Sciences. Bulletin of the Financial University. 2020;10(5):129-133. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.26794/2226-7867-2020-10-5-129-133
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