反ファシズム英雄から戦争犯罪者への転落と反転 ―― コーノノフ裁判とヨーロッパの歴史・記憶紛争 ――
From Anti-Fascist Hero to War Criminal and Back Again: Vasilii Kononov and Conflicted Historical Memory in Europe

Summary/Abstract: On 31 March, 2011, Vasilii Makarovich Kononov, an old Russian veteran born in Latgale (eastern part of Latvia), breathed his last at a hospital in Riga. He was 89 years old. Dmitry Medvedev, then president of the Russian Federation, sent to his family and relatives a polite telegram of condolence with praise for the deceased’s heroic fights against the Fascists in the Great Patriotic War and his unbending activities to defend historical truths all through his life.

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