Vol. 13 No. 81 (2024)
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The influence of historical memory on the formation of national identity: a response to the challenges of the Russian-Ukrainian war

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  • Liudmyla Drohomyretska,
  • Nataliia Yuhan,
  • Petro Kostyuchok,
  • Lyudmyla Babenko,
  • Oleksandr Kurok
Liudmyla Drohomyretska
Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University, Ukraine.
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Nataliia Yuhan
State Institution "Luhansk Taras Shevchenko National University," Ukraine.
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Petro Kostyuchok
Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University, Ukraine.
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Lyudmyla Babenko
Poltava V.G. Korolenko National Pedagogical University, Ukraine.
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Oleksandr Kurok
Oleksandr Dovzhenko Hlukhiv National Pedagogical University, Ukraine.
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.34069/AI/2024.81.09.8

Published 2024-09-30

Keywords

  • historical memory, strategies of national unity, cultural narratives, restoration of historical truth, national identity.

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Drohomyretska, L., Yuhan, N., Kostyuchok, P., Babenko, L., & Kurok, O. (2024). The influence of historical memory on the formation of national identity: a response to the challenges of the Russian-Ukrainian war. Amazonia Investiga, 13(81), 108–116. https://doi.org/10.34069/AI/2024.81.09.8

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Abstract

The Russian aggression against Ukraine influenced on the role of history in war and its use. The purpose of the article is to analyze the influence of historical memory on the formation of national identity in the context of the Russian-Ukrainian war. A number of scientific methods were used, including content analysis of professional scientific literature. Based on a strict approach to data collection (7 criteria for inclusion), 35 relevant sources from the selected issues were selected. Based on Microsoft Excel, the coding of the sources was carried out. In results it is highlighted the intimate relationship between society and individuals that shapes historical memory, as well as the impact of outside events on the formation of national memory. There are obstacles in the way of this process, chief among them being the misuse of political power by those with low moral standards who attempt to manipulate history and specific facts for propaganda purposes (as the current Kremlin dictatorship does). There are many different ways that historical memory affects present Ukrainians' sense of national identity. In conclusions it is concluded, that Due to international interest in Ukraine's past, historical memory has also had an impact on international processes.

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