Pamięć o drugiej wojnie światowej a stosunki rosyjsko-izraelskie
Memories of the Second World War and Russian-Israeli relations

Summary/Abstract: This article examines the state of Russian-Israeli relations. It emphasizes thathistorical policy regarding the Second World War has been the most importantdeterminative factor in bilateral foreign relations between the two countries. Toverify this hypothesis, the author analyses the forging of a common historicalnarrative, influenced by Jewish participation in military elites of the USSR, Sovietsupport for the establishment of Israel, and perceptions of the role of the Red Armyin liberating Europe from Nazism. The article also identifies additional factorsaffecting the state of Russian-Israeli relations, including the participation of Russianolim in the political and cultural life of Israel and private relations between the headsof both countries.

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