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Articulating the past historically does not mean recognizing it “the way it really was”. It means appropriating a memory as it flashes up in a moment of danger. ... The… Click to show full abstract
Articulating the past historically does not mean recognizing it “the way it really was”. It means appropriating a memory as it flashes up in a moment of danger. ... The danger threatens both the content [Bestand] of tradition and those who inherit it. For both, it is the self-same thing: the danger of turning into a tool of the ruling classes. ( Walter Benjamin, Thesis VI in On the Concept of History)
Keywords:
lessons russian;
danger;
fallout epistemological;
epistemological approach;
revolution fallout;
russian revolution
Journal Title: Socialism and Democracy
Year Published: 2018
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Journal Title: Socialism and Democracy
Year Published: 2018
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