Identity Transformation as a Turning Point during Civil War (Spring — Summer 1919) in Assessment of Modern Researchers
https://doi.org/10.24224/2227-1295-2023-12-1-447-466
Abstract
The article is devoted to the historiography of the history of identity transformation during the Civil War in Russia. The purpose of the study id seen in the researchers’ coverage of self-determination of citizens during the spring — summer of 1919 based on the concept of historical memory and the concept of identity. The authors came to the conclusion that this period was a turning point in the Civil War, which was due to the success of the Red Army, the defeat of Kolchak in the Urals and a noticeable shift in public sentiment in favor of the Soviet government. As historians note, against the backdrop of militarization and the split of Russian society, the war intensified the processes of self-determination, becoming a means of achieving a relative identity of society, capable of ensuring victory for the side that has goals that are understandable and close to the population. It is noted that the image of the pre-revolutionary past, preserved in historical memory, played a decisive role in the self-identification of the population. It is noted that the image of the pre-revolutionary past, preserved in historical memory, played a decisive role in the self-identification of the population. Today, scientists, based on the study of human reflections, identification processes that accompany the transformational shifts that took place during the years of the Civil War in Russia, have made significant progress in studying revolutionary changes in society and their impact on the further development of the country.
About the Authors
I. V. Skipina
University of Tyumen
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Irina V. Skipina, Doctor of History, Professor, Department of Documentation and Documentation Support of Management
Tyumen
V. V. Moskovkin
University of Tyumen
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Vladimir V. Moskovkin, Doctor of History, Researcher, Network Research Center “Man, nature, technology”
Tyumen
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Skipina I.V., Moskovkin V.V. Identity Transformation as a Turning Point during Civil War (Spring — Summer 1919) in Assessment of Modern Researchers. Nauchnyi dialog. 2023;12(1):447-466. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.24224/2227-1295-2023-12-1-447-466
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