Open AccessConcepts of Belarusian History. I. From West-Russianism to National Myths and Post-Soviet Pragmatism
Author(s) -
Anton Krutikov
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
perspektivy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2411-3417
DOI - 10.32726/2411-3417-2021-1-36-65
Subject(s) - mythology , politics , consciousness , dominance (genetics) , pragmatism , political science , sociology , economic history , public administration , history , law , epistemology , classics , philosophy , biochemistry , chemistry , gene
Among the alternative versions of the past there are several main models represented in the academic space and directly influencing public consciousness, public policy and internal political processes in the Republic of Belarus. Apart from the Soviet school of Belarusian history, these include West-Russianism, which views Belarus as an organic, yet distinctive, part of the Russian cultural and historical space, "Litvinism", and the Belarusian national school. The complex and dramatic nature of the formation of Belarusian statehood in the 20th century still determines the dominance of ambiguous, polar and sometimes mutually exclusive approaches to the study of national history.