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> Then you are doing politics and not history. History is politics. Later edit: A very big, substantial, part of it, anyway. It is my belief that ignoring tha
by paganel 4y ago
> Then you are doing politics and not history.
History is politics.
Later edit: A very big, substantial, part of it, anyway. It is my belief that ignoring that aspect has brought lots of misunderstandings when it comes to history, both on how it is taught and on how it is perceived.
- watwut 4y agoPolitics is however not history. When Putin claims those, he is not engaging with history nor trying to interpret it. Instead, he has political project and is actively working toward what he wants to happen.
- UncleMeat 4y agoHistorical memory is politics. History is fully embedded in the past.