Świętować, nie świętować? Kontrowersje wokół dwudziestej rocznicy wyjścia wojsk (post)radzieckich z Legnicy
To Celebrate or Not to Celebrate? Controversies over the 20th Anniversary of Withdrawal of the (Post)Soviet Troops from Legnica

Summary/Abstract: This article deals with the controversy surrounding the celebration of the 20th anniversaryof the withdrawal of the (post)Soviet troops from Legnica – the former garrison town ofthe Northern Group of Soviet Army. The author presents the concepts of commemoratingthe jubilee by municipal authorities and socio-cultural institutions, as well as particular eventsorganized in the anniversary year, and the overall picture the celebrations created. Furthermorethe media and social reactions to this particular shape of the jubilee year are analyzedwith a particular focus on the intense debate on the socio-cultural project “20 Years After...”organized by the Helena Modrzejewska Theatre in Legnica. This example serves to illustratethe mechanisms of official memory and counter-memory.

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