Political reconsideration of the Soviet past: attitudes and actions of the Lithuanian elites
Different political elite groups of post-communist Lithuania offer different accounts of the Soviet past. Even twenty years later, after the collapse of communism Lithuanian politicians (with the exception of certain conservative anti-nostalgic leaders allied with some populists) still do not have a unified and coherent view on the Soviet political ...
An escape from the embrace of politics. A study into the cultures of remembrance as a means to encourage a historical dialogue in Lithuanian-Russian relations
This article focuses on the factors inhibiting a productive rethinking of the past in contemporary Lithuanian-Russian relations. The rethinking of the past is understood as a process facilitating the reconsideration of historical meanings through adjusting them to the expectations and values of the contemporary society. The author ...
Culture of historical memory of modern German monarchism
... but as a version of historical memory and memorial culture, grounded in the principles of both historical revisionism and German nationalism. The article demonstrates that (1) monarchism in contemporary Germany cultivates its own perceptions of the past and history; (2) the historical imagination of German monarchism is a form of historical revisionism, as the monarchist past and legacy are systematically mythologized and ideologized in the political imagination of monarchist supporters; (3) in ...
From Theorist to Thinker: Encounter with Yuri Lotman under the Mentorship of Boris Egorov
... last years (the so-called ‘Lotmanian explosion’). In particular, the author attempts to reconceptualize the intriguing concept of the ‘mechanism of Smuta’ that Lotman developed in his later years in terms of the "unpredictability of the past" and to highlight its profound implications for Lotman, who, the author argues, should be seen not only as a theorist but also as a (Russian) thinker.
Baer, B. J., 2013. Translator’s Preface. In: Ju. M. Lotman, ed.
The Unpredictable ...
Moscow versus Saint Petersburg: assessment of the capitals in the lexical meanings of the occasional derivatives
The article deals with occasional derivatives ‘moskvanutyj’ and ‘piternutyj’, ‘peterburgnutyj’ formed according to the model of past passive participles with resultative meaning. The aim of the analysis is to identify the stereotypes reflected in the lexical meanings of the neologisms associated with toponyms — Moscow and Saint Petersburg. The study is based on the data ...
