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Russian revisionism: Holocaust denial and the new nationalist historiography

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posted on 2023-06-08, 00:02 authored by Stella Rock
Holocaust denial has appeared in Russia only recently and has attracted almost no attention in the academic sphere, and relatively little from monitoring organizations. The research for this article - examining the place of Holocaust denial in contemporary Russia - was conducted over three months in Russia and on the Internet. The results indicate that the phenomenon remains of marginal significance and that the majority of material is of western origin. While there are several factors that make the development of Holocaust denial probable - the comparatively high level of antisemitism in Russia, post-Soviet suspicion of historiography and lack of education about the Holocaust - the Soviet war experience and associated anti-Nazi feeling arguably act as restraints on those who would propagate it. Rock concludes that Holocaust-denial material is of less importance than other antisemitic revisions of Russian history that have entered the mainstream of contemporary Russian society.

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  • Published

Journal

Patterns of Prejudice

ISSN

0031-322X

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Issue

4

Volume

35

Page range

64-76

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  • History Publications

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Peer reviewed?

  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2012-02-06

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