“Crossroads of Memory”: Discussions on the Role of the Slavic Movement during the Second World War

Abstract

Modern science is experiencing a real “memorial boom”. Memory studies have become a leading topic in social and humanitarian studies. At the same time, the politicization of the phenomenon of memory is also taking place. Today memory stopped to be the subject of philosophy only. One of the “memory nodes” of modern society is the Second World War. Revisionist tendencies in the interpretation of its causes and consequences are especially strong in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe, which are in the process of constructing their own national identity. Slavic countries are no exception, and memory about the War and the role of the “Slavic movement” in it are becoming very relevant. That is why this article attempts to show the evolution of attitudes towards the Slavic movement and the idea of Slavic unity – from the return of the Slavic theme to historiography, to the political institutionalization of the Slavic movement.