Explicit and Implicit Meanings in the Historical Politics of Ukrainian Presidents in 1991-2010
Journal: Repozytorium Uniwersytetu im. Adama Mickiewicza (Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań)
Year: 2015

The reluctance of historians towards the notion of “historical policy” stems from its negative associations with the historical propaganda of the People’s Republic of Poland. The very combination of the words seems an oxymoron to many historians. However, it should be noted that some experts in the field (especially in Germany, though in Poland as well) stress that historical policy can, and even should be approached as a positive phenomenon, particularly in the context of phenomena which benefi