REVISTA AMAZONIA INVESTIGA, cilt.12, sa.68, ss.141-150, 2023 (ESCI)
The purpose of the article is to study
contemporary historical policy in the context of
the Russian-Ukrainian war and against the
background of paradigm shifts in the world order
and other contemporary challenges. To achieve
this goal, the article uses the methods of critical
analysis of literature (content analysis),
historical-comparative, and historicaltypological methods. The results show that
historical politics is becoming an important
component of modern life in Ukrainian society,
especially in the context of the Russian invasion.
The use of history as an instrument of expansion
has become an essential feature of Russian
politics. This model can be seen as an attempt to
restore Soviet identity, with a strong emphasis on
“common history and brotherhood.” The modern
version of this idea, promoted by the Kremlin, is
based on the concept of reviving Russian
influence after the collapse of the Soviet Union (which, in the Kremlin's view, was a geopolitical
catastrophe) on the territories of independent
states. The conclusions emphasise that such
manifestations of chauvinistic historical policy
have become a tool in the hybrid war against
Ukraine and the democratic world as a whole.