Disidenti i hrvatske povijesne poluistine
Dissidents and Croatian historigraphical half-truth

Author(s): DANIEL IVIN
Subject(s): Political history, Government/Political systems, Post-War period (1950 - 1989), History of Communism, Politics of History/Memory
Published by: Hrvatski institut za povijest
Keywords: dissidents; Communism; Croatian historiography; historiographical ethics;
Summary/Abstract: In this paper the author warns of the difficulties of a historiographical approach to the phenomenon of dissidence in the former communist world. He warns of the vagueness of today’s definition of dissident, which is tied with a political influence that still carries the consequences of the former selection by criteria of suitability. It is also linked with the pernicious appearance of Croatian historical half-truths and a tendency to revisionism. The author thinks that the appearance of dissidents in the world of communism is too important a topic to be left to evaluation by the manufacturers of historical half-truths and revisionists, which is why he is recommending a true historiographical approach. And it should not be just an approach, but also an effort to write entire volumes because – the author wishes to state explicitly – while Croatia is the homeland of dissidence, it is also the only country of the former communist world that does not have a single comprehensive historiographical work on this undoubtedly important historical phenomenon. It is understood that the stated assumptions or hypotheses will be corroborated with relevant citations and descriptions of events, so the paper might also have some of the characteristics of a scientific discussion, which will also make it even more valuable in a historiographical sense. In any case, this kind of approach can at least inspire further discussion, which is also its purpose.

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