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Blank Spots in Collective Memory：A Case Study of Russia
Blank Spots in Collective Memory：A Case Study of Russia
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摘要：The Soviet Union was well known for treating certain episodes and personalities in its history as “blank spots.” In some cases，these were literally blank，as in photos where people’s images had been painstakingly airbrushed out of existence（King，1997）；in other instances，the notion was more figurative，having to do with what could—and could not—be discussed in a public setting. Regardless of their form，these blank spots were understood by Soviet citizens as involving something that could not be mentioned—even when they dealt with someone who had been at the center of public discourse just the day before. During the last few decades of the Soviet Union’s existence，these blank spots in history became the object of increasing debate and protest，at least in private settings. Indeed，some people thought，perhaps naively，that if these blank spots could only be publicly acknowledged and filled with accurate information，truth would then replace falsehood and omission once and for all.
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- The Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact：A Soviet Account
- Narrative Rift as Step 1 in Post-Soviet Revision
- Narrative Repair as Step 2 in Post-Soviet Revision
- The “Expulsion of Foreign Enemies” Schematic Narrative Template
- Conclusion：The Conservatism of Collective Memory
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