Problems of the memory policy of the Baltic countries in domestic and Baltic historiography
https://doi.org/10.18384/2949-5164-2024-2-150-163
Abstract
Aim. To analyze the works of Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian and domestic researchers regarding the problems of memory policy in the Baltic republics.
Methodology. The methodological basis of the article is the principles of historicism, objectivity and consistency; such special historical methods as chronological method, periodization, retrospection and actualization were also used in the research.
Results. The studies by Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian authors that have not been translated into Russian have been introduced to the scientific circulation. Domestic historiography on the problems of the Baltic memory policy has been systematized.
Research implications. The material of this work can be used both in university teaching and in the practical activities of state bodies responsible for the implementation of the memory policy.
About the Author
K. A. Zverev
Kostroma State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Kirill A. Zverev – Cand. Sci. (History), Assoc. Prof., Department of History
ul. Dzerzhinskogo, 17/11, Kostroma 156005
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