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The battle for the future shape of Russia’s education system is now in full swing. Not only is the Kremlin increasing its control over what it considers the correct version of the past, there are also signs of a gradual ideological return to promote the glorification of Joseph Stalin.
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In the autumn of 2017, Ukraine passed an education reform law. Its passing caused strong reactions of neighbouring states,especially Hungary, Russia, Bulgaria and Romania as well as commentators in Western Europe. Yet, these arguments largely represent an ideological narrative without any proper understanding of the provisions in the new legislation.
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Belarus has no institutionalised historical policy. The myths that are used in forming official historical policy today are largely shaped by the previous Soviet ones as well as the official state ideology,which places the Belarusian president at its core.
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An interview with Denis Sokolov, a Russian expert on North Caucasus.
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The memory of Staro Sajmiste, the former Nazi concentration camp in Belgrade, will depend on how well Serbia’s discourse on the Holocaust continues to develop. Today, the Holocaust memory serves as a tool for highlighting both Serbia’s belonging to the European memory culture and the country’s narrative of Serbian victimhood.
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The history of Ukrainians in the Far East is slowly coming to an end. It is a story of colonisation in the Russian Far East, attempts to maintain identity in unfavourable conditions and a fantastic colonial idea with humble attempts to implement it.
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The Polish discussion on Ukraine and the “Eastern Question” filled the pages of many of the underground publications that existed in the 1980s in communist Poland. Similar to Kultura since the late 1940s, they called for reconciliation between former enemies and mutual forgiveness for past crimes committed by all sides.
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This project builds on the assumption that rivalry between cultures seriously impedes global democratization process. Cultural conflicts are persistent and therefore difficult to manage. Instead of dialogue between civilizations, it is better to look for opportunities to create networks of parties who have an interest in enacting common policies to support democracy. Such linkages may ease cultural rivalry and strengthen global democratic development. The project outlinеd is a scientific examination of the prospects for cooperation in certain segments of the North-South axis, which are not challenged by cultural rivalry and offer an innovative means to positively impact democratic development. The project aims at the identification of suitable international communities, such as one of the 24 time zones. The GMT +2 time zone should be explored as potentially suitable as it crosses through several very distinct geopolitical subgroups not bound by historical ties.
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