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Two Similar, But Quite Different, Victory Narratives: Britain and the USSR

It is not the case that Britain downplays or ignores the Soviet Victory. It was simply not our victory. Moreover, Britain has yet to come to terms with what its own victory meant and its place in the world since. As the old saying goes, sort out your own house first.

James C. Pearce

Four WWII Myths: Ignoring China, Downplaying Russia

With the approach the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, it has become increasingly visible how China and Russia’s vital roles in defeating fascism are downgraded and distorted in the Western narrative.

An Old Chronicle of Current Events

For thirty years, staunch supporters of the confrontational approach worked to strengthen the image of the Other as an enemy to be faced sooner or later on the battlefield. Now the advocates of this point of view are triumphant as they see the current events as proof that they were right from the very beginning.

Alexei I. Miller

Actualized History of Old Russian Cities: International and Transnational Perspectives

Images of the enemy, historical and cultural ties, and symbols of external recognition—all this quite obviously contributes to the formation of a “positive image of oneself,” which is the main task of official historical policy.

Konstantin A. Pakhalyuk