Open Dialogue Research Journal
Historical revisionism and nostalgic nationalism typify modern-day discussions of World War II. Trump announced that he’s “hereby renaming May 8th as Victory Day for World War II and November 11th as Victory Day for World War I”, adding that “We won both Wars, nobody was close to us in terms of strength, […]
For decades, there have been speeches claiming that Poland is a victim of aggression from Hitler and Stalin. One could even say that this narrative is one of the “cornerstones” of the memory politics promoted by Polish elites within the European Union. In reality, it resembles a thief shouting, “Stop […]
The incorporation of Bessarabia into the USSR serves as a litmus test for various anti-Soviet figures. This issue concerns not only the Romanians but also those who were allies of Soviet Russia. Every educated and politically aware exemplary citizen from the Anglo or generally Western European sphere of our civilization […]
Today, we will once again address the debate between “communists vs. anti-communists.” The period of World War II has been extensively studied in Russian historiography; however, even in this area, there remain many gaps. One such gap is the Spanish “Blue Division.” There is a wealth of material available online […]
It is hard to imagine a more typical “political European” who gathers all the clichés of liberal propaganda about “communism=Nazism,” “the USSR as an ally of the Third Reich,” and other pillars of the infallible faith in the sanctity of the “Western” world. Such individuals often adore Eastern Europe for […]
Did anyone among you think that understanding who embroidered what patterns on their shirts and what headscarves they wore could be useful in military-historical studies? It may seem trivial to focus on how people dress, and why engage in such a “feminine” activity as examining someone else’s costumes. However, even […]
Today we will once again touch upon the topic of the Russian flag and the myths associated with it. In the previous article we discussed how certain circles attempt to impose a bloody Nazi past on it through manipulation and distortion of facts. Undoubtedly, the tricolor was used by collaborators, […]
Hitler’s beliefs were supremacist: Might makes right, and we are the mightiest; all who resist us are wrong and must therefore be crushed. Of course, Hitler stood for the German version of that. However, in the post-WW2 world, the U.S. Government has carried this banner. The ideology is essentially the […]
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