The political leadership of Mexico is using the country’s double anniversary in 2021 to decolonize its Public History.
Tag Archive for ‘Revolution’
Missing Pictures? Towards an Alternative Visual History of 1989
Abstract: Like any revolution, the toppling of Communist rule across Eastern Europe lasts in memories through iconic images. Yet the camera does not capture in a uniform way revolutions and… Read More ›
Obrazy transformacji w Polsce i zmiany ich interpretacji
Abstract: The article will describe nine images characteristic to the period of Polish transformation 1989-1993: pictures from round table talks and secret negotiations in Magdalenka, a poster from the 1989… Read More ›
The Other ’89: Annus Horribilis Instead of Annus Mirabilis
Abstract: The peaceful revolutions in East-Central Europe in 1989 are contrasted with the completely different developments in Southeastern Europe: Repression and expulsion in Bulgaria, im-poverishment and village destruction in Romania… Read More ›
Images of Revolution and Transformation
Abstract: The images of crowds demonstrating in the streets of Germany in the cities of 1989 have permanently gone down in history. This process culminated in the fall of the… Read More ›
Centenary of the Great Russian Revolution of 1917
In Russia, the October Revolution of 1917 is not celebrated for more than a quarter of a century. However, the centennial anniversary of 1917 cannot be circumvented – 1917 and the subsequent events, which are now commonly called the “Great Russian Revolution.”