Armenia's Attitude Towards its Past

History and Politics

Author(s): Sergey Minasyan
Editor(s): Lili Di Puppo, Iris Kempe, Matthias Neumann, Robert Orttung, Jeronim Perovic
Series: Caucasus Analytical Digest (CAD)
Issue: 8
Pages: 10-13
Publisher(s): Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zurich; Jefferson Institute, Washington D.C.; Heinrich Böll Foundation, Tbilisi; Research Centre for East European Studies, University of Bremen
Publication Year: 2009

How do perceptions of the past manifest themselves in the public discourse of the Armenia of today? In what way do historical myths shape the political development of the country? To what extent and how do politics impact on historical narratives and the development of history writing? The following text attempts to seek answers to these questions and thus addresses the very broad question of the role of history for Armeniansand Armenia in the 21th century.

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