Open AccessThe Katyn Case in Russian-Language WebPages
Author(s) -
Mariya Melentyeva
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
crossing boundaries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1718-4487
pISSN - 1711-053X
DOI - 10.21971/p7vp4g
Subject(s) - rhetoric , ideology , russian language , politics , political science , the internet , media studies , space (punctuation) , law , sociology , linguistics , world wide web , computer science , philosophy
About 26,000 Polish officers, enlisted men and political prisoners killed by the Soviet security services in the spring of 1940 are regarded victims of the Katyn crime. The Katyn case has influenced official Russian-Polish relations and the commemoration of the victims plays a significant role in creating Polish and Russian national ideologies. In recent years, the Russian internet has become a widely used space for public and academic debates on the matter. This paper discusses what the Russian-speaking reader can find about the Katyn massacre in Russian online. It analyzes the rhetoric of exemplary articles, forums, and films, the questions they address, and the ideas they advocate.