The construction of national narratives and politics of memory in the Central and Eastern European region after 1989

Abstract

On November 28th-29th, 2013, an international conference “The construction of national narratives and politics of memory in the Central and Eastern European region after 1989” organized by the Department of History, the Faculty of Humanities according to the Operational Programme for the Development of Human Resources 2007-2013 “Support to Research Activities of Scientists and Other Researchers (Global Grant)” took place in Vytautas Magnus University. The aim of the conference was to present the comparative research of national narratives and memorialisation processes in Central and Eastern Europe, with a particular attention on the conflicting narratives and their analyses. The variety and focus of the presentations on the post-soviet period have revealed the decline of the earlier national narratives and the formation of new historical narratives and memory as well as their differences.