Introduction: Remembering the Socialist Past

Monika Vrzgulová; Soňa G. Lutherová

doi:10.2478/jnmlp-2021-0004

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Introduction: Remembering the Socialist Past

Journal of Nationalism, Memory & Language Politics

Volume 15 (2021): Issue 1 (July 2021)

By: Monika Vrzgulová and Soňa G. Lutherová

Open Access

|Jul 2021

Abstract

This text focuses on qualitative research of the past when it comes to the communist regimes in Europe, particularly Slovakia (as part of former Czechoslovakia). The authors introduce the ongoing research project Current Images of the Socialism as well as its methodological and theoretical frames. They present the findings and challenges, as also articulated during the international conference Memory of the Communist Past (2020) and introduce selected articles included in this special issue.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jnmlp-2021-0004 | Journal eISSN: 2570-5857

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Language: English

Page range: 1 - 15

Published on: Jul 9, 2021

Published by: Charles University, Faculty of Social Sciences

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

Keywords:

the socialist past,

the communist past,

biographical interviews,

memory,

Related subjects:

Topics in cultural studies,

Memory,

History,

Topics in history,

Political ideologies and ideas,

Social sciences,

Political science,

Political science, other

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