| Title |
„Lietuviškosios“ praeities aktualizavimas kaip tapatumo orientacijos raiška pokario Klaipėdoje |
| Translation of Title |
Hunting for „Lithuanian“ past as an expression of identity orientation in post-war Klaipėda. |
| Authors |
Safronovas, Vasilijus |
| Full Text |
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| Is Part of |
Lietuvos istorijos metraštis.. Vilnius : Lietuvos istorijos institutas. 2008, 2007, [t.] 2, p. 59-84.. ISSN 0202-3342. eISSN 2538-6549 |
| Keywords [eng] |
culture of commemoration ; collective memory ; collective identity ; post-war Klaipėda |
| Abstract [eng] |
On the grounds of concepts of "culture of commemoration", "collective memory", and "collective identity" the paper analyses what elements of the past were invoked and through which media they were represented in post-war Klaipėda supporting the Lithuanian identity orientation. Reviewing of socio-cultural situation in post-war Klaipėda revealed which communication milieu could call the "Lithuanian" past into being in public culture of commemoration of post-war Klaipėda. Examination of contexts of such calling testified that two periods of it might be distinguished. The first period when Lithuanian identity orientation awoke exalting of the "Lithuanian" past embraces the late 1940's while the second encompasses a streak of the 1970-1980's. Such discernment is based on detection of firm communicative foundation where symbols expressed Lithuanian culture could circulate. On the contrary, in the 1950-1960's when spawns of Lithuanian culture were dismantled dominant "Soviet" identity orientation denied these symbols to the public space. During both periods prevailing utilization of the contexts of the interwar past is observed. This was conditioned not only by requirement of legitimation of Klaipėda area (Memel territory) subordination to Lithuania, but also by anti-German antagonism, which was implanted into the public space as far back as World War II. However, orientation towards the contexts of the interwar past during both periods differed from each other. Straight after the war considerable part of the intelligentsia was related to the cultural activity in the interwar Klaipėda. Therefore continuity of the interwar traditions seemed rather natural to them. To the contrary, in the 1970-1980's the intelligentsia of Klaipėda had no relevancy with interwar "Lithuanian" cultural environment of Klaipėda. Accordingly requirements of hunting for "Lithuanian" past were healthier. [...]. |
| Published |
Vilnius : Lietuvos istorijos institutas |
| Type |
Journal article |
| Language |
Lithuanian |
| Publication date |
2008 |
| CC license |
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