The Katyn Case
The Katyn Case

History and Articulation of Official Discourse in Russia

Author(s): Inessa S. Yazhborovskaia
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, History
Published by: Central European University Press
Keywords: totalitarianism;Russia;
Summary/Abstract: The Katyn case has haunted the post–World War II bilateral relations between Russia and Poland, affecting the two countries in different ways. This chapter does not describe the events of Katyn historically,but rather analyze the Katyn discourse or, more precisely, how the issue has been described, internalized, and dealt with in Russia since World War II to the present. I take into account both the macro structure and broader context—that is, the general discourse on Katyn—as well as a number of sublevels (namely, stratifications and specific discourses through which the issue has been articulated in the course of the years).

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