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@article{ Lanko2011,
 title = {Historical memory in the age of globalization: the case of Russian-Estonian relations},
 author = {Lanko, Dmitry},
 journal = {Baltic Region},
 number = {4},
 pages = {5-14},
 year = {2011},
 issn = {2079-8555},
 doi = {https://doi.org/10.5922/2079-8555-2011-4-1},
 urn = {https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-328510},
 abstract = {This article contributes to the discussion
within the "Towards the Common Past" international
academic network bringing together
scholars from Russia, the Baltic States and the
Nordic countries. It assesses the relationship
between globalization and historical memory,
thus contributing to the discussion on globalization
and the roles and applications of history.
On the basis of an analysis of academic
discourses on globalization and historical
memory, the author arrives at two conclusions.
On the one hand, the proponents of
globalization use historical memory as one of
their arguments: they claim that the history of
globalization in international relations
stretches back to the 19th century, thus globalization
is an irreversible process. On the other
hand, globalization attaches international significance
to historical events that were earlier
considered as being of local importance. The
author proves the latter statement through
comparing Russian and Estonian discourses
on the relationship between the events which
took place in Tallinn in September 1944 and
April 2007. Highlighting the differences between
the two discourses may help Russian
scholars understand the reasons behind the
political decisions made by the Estonian authorities
in April 2007. It accounts for the
practical significance of the research conducted,
since one of the most important objectives
of international relations as a discipline is not
to explain what decision would have been the
most appropriate in the given situation, but to
further the understanding of the reasons behind
the actually made decision. The author
expresses his gratitude to his counterparts
from St. Petersburg State University and the
Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University, as
well as those from the Universities of Lund
(Sweden), Tampere (Finland), and Tartu (Estonia)
for their comments on the earlier versions
of the article. At the same time, the author
alone bears all the responsibility for the
conclusions drawn in the article.},
 keywords = {Estonia; bilateral relations; Erinnerungskultur; Geschichtsbild; bilaterale Beziehungen; conception of history; Russland; Globalisierung; culture of remembrance; Zeitgeschichte; Estland; Russia; globalization; Geschichtsbewusstsein; historical consciousness; contemporary history}}