Paul I and Alexander I in the the historical memory of the Russian society at the end of the XX – the beginning XXI century: on the base of narrative Cover Image

Павел I и Александр I в исторической памяти российского общества конца XX — начала XXI в.: на материале нарративных источников
Paul I and Alexander I in the the historical memory of the Russian society at the end of the XX – the beginning XXI century: on the base of narrative

Author(s): Dmitry Sosnitsky, Evgeny Rostovtsev
Subject(s): History
Published by: Издательство Исторического факультета СПбГУ
Keywords: historical consciousness; national memory; web-sources; images of Paul I and Alexander I

Summary/Abstract: The article is dedicated to the process of formation of images of Russian emperors Paul I and Alexander I in the historical memory of Russian society. Information received through opinion polls, analysis of fiction and educational literature as well as web-resources demonstrate the negligence towards these historical figures on the part of Russian national memory. In his article the authors investigate the reasons of Paul’s and Alexander’s unpopularity and restores the mechanism of formation of myths about them in the modern historical consciousness.

  • Issue Year: 2012
  • Issue No: 11
  • Page Range: 241-256
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Russian