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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