Shadowlands - Memory and History in Post-Soviet Estonia

Located within the forgotten half of Europe, historically trapped between Germany and Russia, Estonia has been profoundly shaped by the violent conflicts and shifting political fortunes of the last century. This innovative study traces the tangled interaction of Estonian historical memory and national identity in a sweeping analysis extending from the Great War to the present day. At its heart is the enduring anguish of World War Two and the subsequent half-century of Soviet rule. Shadowlands tells this story by foregrounding the experiences of the country's intellectuals, who were instrumental in sustaining Estonian historical memory, but who until fairly recently could not openly grapple with their nation's complex, difficult past.

List of contents

List of Figures

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Shadowlands

Chapter 1. Understanding Collective Memory and National Identity

Chapter 2. Between Teuton and Slav

Chapter 3. Historians as 'Carriers of Meaning'

Chapter 4. Voicing Post-Soviet Histories

Chapter 5. A Winner's Tale: The Clash of Private and Public Memories in Post-Soviet Estonia

Chapter 6. Conclusion: Framing Past and Future

Appendices

Bibliography

Index

About the author

Meike Wulf studied at the University of Munster in Germany and gained her doctorate from the London School of Economics. She has taught at the School of Slavonic and East European Studies in London, the University of Konstanz in Germany, and Maastricht University in the Netherlands, in addition to having been a visiting fellow at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge.

Product details

• Authors: Meike Wulf, Wulf Meike
• Publisher: BERGHAHN BOOKS, INC
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2020
• EAN: 9781789207910
• ISBN: 978-1-78920-791-0
• No. of pages: 258
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Russland, 20. Jahrhundert (1900 bis 1999 n. Chr.), Russia, 20th Century, HISTORY / World, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century, History - General History, HISTORY / Europe / Russia & the Former Soviet Union, General & world history, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Social and cultural history, General and world history, Former Soviet Union, USSR (Europe), USSR, Soviet Union, History of other geographical groupings and regions, History of other lands, HISTORY / Russia / General, HISTORY / Russia / Soviet Era