Open AccessW cieniu GUŁagu. Narracja o represjach w Federacji Rosyjskiej w perspektywie współczesnej
Author(s) -
Magdalena Lachowicz
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
sprawy międzynarodowe
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2720-0361
pISSN - 0038-853X
DOI - 10.35757/sm.2019.72.4.14
Subject(s) - psychological repression , political repression , politics , political science , state (computer science) , narrative , profit (economics) , public administration , political economy , law , economy , sociology , economics , art , biochemistry , gene expression , chemistry , literature , algorithm , computer science , gene , microeconomics
The purpose of this article is to analyse the change in the policy of the Russian authorities regarding the assessment of Stalinist repression and its effectiveness in Russian society. There are two dominant processes: on the one hand, repression is commemorated in public space and, on the other hand, compromising issues from the Stalinist period disappear from public debate and public awareness. The historical debate in Russia has been limited by changes in Russian law. While the percentage of people considering Stalinist repression to have been a historical necessity has increased, the number of those who recognise the state’s responsibility for carrying out mass political repression has decreased. There have been changes in historical policy and in institutions responsible for the narrative of repression. Therefore, the role of non-profit and non-governmental organisations in conducting research and projects popularising the truth about political repression in the former USSR has increased.