Memory Archipelago of the Communist Past: Public Narratives and Personal Recollections

by Daniela Koleva

This book looks at the memory of the communist past in Central and Eastern Europe, with a particular focus on Bulgaria: its "official" memory, constructed by institutions, its public memory, molded by media, rituals, books and films and the urban environment, and the everyday or 'vernacular' memory. It investigates how the recent past is remembered and the circumstances upon which this memory is conditioned - how is communism/socialism construed as...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3031046609
• ISBN13: 9783031046605
• Release Date: June 2023
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.3"