Renaming streets. A key element of identity politics
Renaming streets. A key element of identity politics
Author(s): Anna Wójcik, Uladzislau BelavusauSubject(s): Essay|Book Review |Scientific Life, Political Essay
Published by: Kolegium Europy Wschodniej im. Jana Nowaka-Jeziorańskiego we Wrocławiu
Keywords: decommunisation;Poland;street renaming;PiS
Summary/Abstract: Like many governments in history, the current Polish government has been no stranger to regulating historical interpretations through law. The ruling party has pushed several memory laws related to decommunisation in Poland.One initiative focuses on the renaming of streets and has caused further tension in an already divided society.
Journal: New Eastern Europe
- Issue Year: 2018
- Issue No: 03+04 (32)
- Page Range: 161-166
- Page Count: 6
- Language: English
- Content File-PDF
