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Managing Memory in Post-Soviet Ukraine : From "Scientific Marxism-Leninism" to the Ukrainian Institute of National Memory, 1991-2019

Rudling, Per A. LU (2021) In Journal of Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics and Society 7(2). p.85-134
Abstract
The post-Soviet Ukrainian polity has invested considerable
resources into forming and managing what it refers to as “national
memory” (natsional’na pam’iat’). The Soviet forms and roots of this
memory production are easily discernible, though the ideological
content has changed. Two presidents stood out as particularly active
in the field of memory management: Viktor Yushchenko (2005–2010)
and Petro Poroshenko (2014–2019). The results of these policies are
mixed. Ukrainians have largely internalized the official, legislated
history of themselves as genocide victims. Approval of the OUN, UPA,
and Stepan Bandera has increased. At the same time significant
polarization remains within Ukraine when it... (More)
The post-Soviet Ukrainian polity has invested considerable
resources into forming and managing what it refers to as “national
memory” (natsional’na pam’iat’). The Soviet forms and roots of this
memory production are easily discernible, though the ideological
content has changed. Two presidents stood out as particularly active
in the field of memory management: Viktor Yushchenko (2005–2010)
and Petro Poroshenko (2014–2019). The results of these policies are
mixed. Ukrainians have largely internalized the official, legislated
history of themselves as genocide victims. Approval of the OUN, UPA,
and Stepan Bandera has increased. At the same time significant
polarization remains within Ukraine when it comes to attitudes
towards the country’s past. Meanwhile, the instrumentalization of
the past has complicated Ukraine’s relations with its partners in the
West. (Less)
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  abstract     = {{The post-Soviet Ukrainian polity has invested considerable<br/>resources into forming and managing what it refers to as “national<br/>memory” (natsional’na pam’iat’). The Soviet forms and roots of this<br/>memory production are easily discernible, though the ideological<br/>content has changed. Two presidents stood out as particularly active<br/>in the field of memory management: Viktor Yushchenko (2005–2010)<br/>and Petro Poroshenko (2014–2019). The results of these policies are<br/>mixed. Ukrainians have largely internalized the official, legislated<br/>history of themselves as genocide victims. Approval of the OUN, UPA,<br/>and Stepan Bandera has increased. At the same time significant<br/>polarization remains within Ukraine when it comes to attitudes<br/>towards the country’s past. Meanwhile, the instrumentalization of<br/>the past has complicated Ukraine’s relations with its partners in the<br/>West.}},
  author       = {{Rudling, Per A.}},
  issn         = {{2364-5334}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{2}},
  pages        = {{85--134}},
  publisher    = {{Ibidem-Verlag}},
  series       = {{Journal of Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics and Society}},
  title        = {{Managing Memory in Post-Soviet Ukraine : From "Scientific Marxism-Leninism" to the Ukrainian Institute of National Memory, 1991-2019}},
  volume       = {{7}},
  year         = {{2021}},
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