Historical Memory and National Identity

DOI

10.2991/assehr.k.201214.197How to use a DOI?

Keywords

historical memory, consciousness, national identity, history teaching, Russian education

Abstract

Historical memory is the basis, the mental core of public consciousness that provides the ability to identify an individual and the entire society as a whole. Historical memory is the most important catalyst for social consolidation. The article shows the historical memory role in national identity shaping. We have summarized the main methodological approaches to the study of historical memory, studied the mechanisms of national identity. The analysis of sources number allowed us to identify the specific ethnic identity formation processes, and to note the influence of the past collective memory on these processes. Historical education, state memorial policy, and other factors have a significant impact on historical memory. We offer some practical recommendations for the national identity shaping based on the historical memory in the course of teaching history, literature, and other social sciences.

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© 2020, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

Open Access

This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - N. Gusevskaya
AU  - E. Plotnikova
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020/12/16
TI  - Historical Memory and National Identity
BT  - Proceedings of the 2020 6th International Conference on Social Science and Higher Education (ICSSHE 2020)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 1026
EP  - 1030
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.201214.197
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.201214.197
ID  - Gusevskaya2020
ER  -