An examination of the role of history and memory is vital in order to better understand why
the grand design of a United Europe—with a common foreign policy and market yet enough …

This article argues that the memory of Communism emerged in Europe not due to the public
recognition of pre-given historical experiences of peoples previously under Communist …

In 1949 construction of the planned town of Nowa Huta began on the outskirts of Kraków,
Poland. Its centerpiece, the Lenin Steelworks, promised a secure future for workers and their …

Drawing on Pierre Bourdieu's theory, this article argues that the field of the political debates
about Europe's “constitutive historical legacies” was characterised by two positions, both …

This article examines memories of socialism among different generations in Nowa Huta,
Poland. Initially built as an industrial “model socialist town “, since 1989 Nowa Huta …

Las memorias del comunismo en Europa central y oriental están en el centro del artículo de
Bruno Groppo, quien presenta un panorama general de las políticas de la memoria …

If a revolution is taken to be a decisive break with the past, how can there be a heritage of
revolution? Conversely, how does any revolution affect tangible and intangible heritage, as …

The paper addresses the ways contemporary history (the “short 20th century”, 1914–1989)
is represented in the national museums of post-communist East-Central Europe. It focuses …

Following Bal's narratology, underlaid by participant observation, and complemented by
interviews, this paper provides a cultural analysis of the permanent exhibition of the …

At a time when European cities redefine themselves through'culture'in an attempt to attract
tourists, investors and potential residents, policymakers have to negotiate different notions …