NARRACJE ZAŁOŻYCIELSKIE OBWODU KALININGRADZKIEGO
FOUNDING NARRATIVES OF THE KALININGRAD OBLAST

Summary/Abstract: This article addresses the founding narratives in the Kaliningrad Oblast created by the communist state apparatus. It discusses the myth of the Great Patriotic War, the eradication of German heritage, and the narrative of the region having Slavic roots. These narratives were aimed at legitimising the presence of a post-migrant community on the formerly German territory, and provide a framework for the formation of identity. Nowadays, it is the narrative of victory over fascism that serves as the region’s foundational myth. Although the regional discourse about the war largely coincides with Russia’s national war narrative, a closer look reveals local peculiarities.

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