Historia – płaszczyzna wpływu w relacjach rosyjsko-ukraińskich w latach 2014-2022

Abstract

The analysis of the Russian-Ukrainian relations case study shows two different models of determining contemporary historical memory. The first (Russian) consists of continuing the imperial traditions in historiography and politics of memory, focused on maintaining the superpower myths of the tsarist and Soviet empires. The second (Ukrainian) points to an attempt by researchers and the political class to escape from the influence of Russian historiography as well as to shape their own national historical narrative and policy of memory, connected with in the European tradition. Geopolitical and historical determinism are the basis of Vladimir Putin’s imperial policy, trying to imitate the founders of the tsarist (Peter I) and Soviet (Stalin) empires. The conflict of the Russian imperial historical memory with the Ukrainian one was a significant reason for the aggression of the Russian Federation towards Ukraine. The Russian Federation has chosen an aggressive model of memory policy, treating history as a tool of influence against the so-called near and far abroad.

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“…The timeframe of the analysis is the period between Russia's annexation of Crimea in 2014 and its open aggression against Ukraine in 2022, during which the new model of political rule was formed in Russia, based on historical policy (Baluk & Doroshko, 2022). Three research question were formulated for the purpose of the study: What main discourses can be identified in Russia's historical policy?…”