Dwa oblicza Historii WKP(b) — Władymir Iwanowicz Newski i biblia stalinizmu

• Authors: Jan Krzysztof Witczak

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TWO FACES OF HISTORY OF CPSU(B) — V.J. NEVSKY AND BIBLE OF THE STALINISM

Abstracts

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The edition of the The History of CPSU(B). Short course — in the press at first, and later in book form – marked the completion of lasting several years process of Stalinization of Soviet historiography, i.e. of inlay of this historiography into Stalinist mode of notions of role, tasks and practical functioning of both history as a discipline and practice of dealing with it, and historians. Existing Russian and Polish works, both fully reveal the origins of the “Short course”, as well as the consequences of its publication, and highlight the features of the Stalinist model of historiography. However, as everyone knows, the Stalinist version of history CPSU(B) was not only the most hypocritical version, but also (for this reason) the least engaging one. Before Stalin’s point of view could take full triumph, people like M.A. Riutin, D.B. Riazanow or V.J. Nevsky had to disappear from Soviet public sphere. This text is devoted to selected concepts and works of the latter.

Keywords

J. NEVSKY; SOVIET HISTORIOGRAPHY STALINISM; THE HISTORY OF CPSU(B)

• Publisher: Oficyna Wydawnicza Epigram
• Journal: Sensus Historiae. Studia interdyscyplinarne
• Year: 2011
• Issue: 4(5)
• Pages: 141-148

Contributors

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Jan Krzysztof Witczak