The Memory Policy of the Second World War in the Post-Yugoslav Republics: Symbolic and Commemorative Aspects

The paper analyses the politics of memory of the World War II (WWII) in socialist Yugoslavia and compares the corresponding commemorative practices in the post-Yugoslav republics. The focus is on the design of holidays and memorial dates that reflect the symbolic and valuable attitudes of society, a...

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Autores principales:	Ilya A. Pomiguev, Eldar R. Salakhetdinov
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Publicado:	Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University) 2021
Materias:	politics of memory holidays memorial days symbolic politics revision of the results of world war ii ustaša chetniks socialist yugoslavia the republics of the former yugoslavia Political science J
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:c94fadb07b104fd19fd9285d1b1f15292021-11-26T15:41:03ZThe Memory Policy of the Second World War in the Post-Yugoslav Republics: Symbolic and Commemorative Aspects2313-14382313-144610.22363/2313-1438-2021-23-4-659-674https://doaj.org/article/c94fadb07b104fd19fd9285d1b1f15292021-12-01T00:00:00Zhttp://journals.rudn.ru/political-science/article/viewFile/29538/20043https://doaj.org/toc/2313-1438https://doaj.org/toc/2313-1446The paper analyses the politics of memory of the World War II (WWII) in socialist Yugoslavia and compares the corresponding commemorative practices in the post-Yugoslav republics. The focus is on the design of holidays and memorial dates that reflect the symbolic and valuable attitudes of society, as well as the trajectory of nation-building. The formation of the state metanarrative in post-war Yugoslavia was closely related to the monopolisation of the leadership roles of the national liberation war by the communists, who united the six South Slavic nations in their struggle against the Nazi invaders. The state holidays and memorial days were derived from the history of resistance to foreign occupiers and internal enemies in order to legitimise and strengthen the triumph of the new socialist order. Alternative Yugoslavian non-communist movements, especially the Ustash and Chetniks who were potentially capable of competing in the symbolic field, were declared class enemies, reactionary elements, and quislings. As the processes of disintegration increased in socialist Yugoslavia, there were several attempts to revise its ideological attitudes and symbolic heritage of WWII. Nevertheless, as the study shows these attempts became, rather, a marginal phenomenon, and most post-Yugoslav states retained the commemorative, albeit de-ideologised, practices of the previous period.Ilya A. PomiguevEldar R. SalakhetdinovPeoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University)articlepolitics of memoryholidaysmemorial dayssymbolic politicsrevision of the results of world war iiustašachetnikssocialist yugoslaviathe republics of the former yugoslaviaPolitical scienceJENRURUDN Journal of Political Science, Vol 23, Iss 4, Pp 659-674 (2021)
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topic	politics of memory holidays memorial days symbolic politics revision of the results of world war ii ustaša chetniks socialist yugoslavia the republics of the former yugoslavia Political science J
spellingShingle	politics of memory holidays memorial days symbolic politics revision of the results of world war ii ustaša chetniks socialist yugoslavia the republics of the former yugoslavia Political science J Ilya A. Pomiguev Eldar R. Salakhetdinov The Memory Policy of the Second World War in the Post-Yugoslav Republics: Symbolic and Commemorative Aspects
description	The paper analyses the politics of memory of the World War II (WWII) in socialist Yugoslavia and compares the corresponding commemorative practices in the post-Yugoslav republics. The focus is on the design of holidays and memorial dates that reflect the symbolic and valuable attitudes of society, as well as the trajectory of nation-building. The formation of the state metanarrative in post-war Yugoslavia was closely related to the monopolisation of the leadership roles of the national liberation war by the communists, who united the six South Slavic nations in their struggle against the Nazi invaders. The state holidays and memorial days were derived from the history of resistance to foreign occupiers and internal enemies in order to legitimise and strengthen the triumph of the new socialist order. Alternative Yugoslavian non-communist movements, especially the Ustash and Chetniks who were potentially capable of competing in the symbolic field, were declared class enemies, reactionary elements, and quislings. As the processes of disintegration increased in socialist Yugoslavia, there were several attempts to revise its ideological attitudes and symbolic heritage of WWII. Nevertheless, as the study shows these attempts became, rather, a marginal phenomenon, and most post-Yugoslav states retained the commemorative, albeit de-ideologised, practices of the previous period.
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author	Ilya A. Pomiguev Eldar R. Salakhetdinov
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title	The Memory Policy of the Second World War in the Post-Yugoslav Republics: Symbolic and Commemorative Aspects
title_short	The Memory Policy of the Second World War in the Post-Yugoslav Republics: Symbolic and Commemorative Aspects
title_full	The Memory Policy of the Second World War in the Post-Yugoslav Republics: Symbolic and Commemorative Aspects
title_fullStr	The Memory Policy of the Second World War in the Post-Yugoslav Republics: Symbolic and Commemorative Aspects
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title_sort	memory policy of the second world war in the post-yugoslav republics: symbolic and commemorative aspects
publisher	Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University)
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The Memory Policy of the Second World War in the Post-Yugoslav Republics: Symbolic and Commemorative Aspects

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