Память строгого режима. История и политика в России

This book provides an overview of the evolution of collective representations of the past, in particular the soviet period and the official policy on presentation of Russian history in 1985-2000. The author traces the changing attitudes toward Stalin, as well as the formation and function of the myth about WWII as a corner stone of modern "Russian ideology". Contents: History and memory in modern world; Historical consciousness of the soviet society; Battles for history under Gorbachev and Yeltsin; Historical policy and mass consciousness under Putin; Historical science and education in post-soviet Russia. Drafts of the Russian memorial law.