Place of historical memory in the development of Ukraine as a subject of contemporary international relations

• Main Author: O. S. Dvurechens’ka
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Publishing House "Grani" 2013-11-01
• Series: Granì
• Subjects: історична пам’ять; міжнародні відносини; історія України; національна ідентичність; нація; глобалізація; глобальна культура; «м’яка сила»
• Online Access: https://grani.org.ua/index.php/journal/article/view/284

Historical memory is one of the main components in the formation of Ukrainian national identity. Understanding of the nation’s past is a fundamental principle of people’s unity and their further development as a nation. There are a lot of problems that can disturb the transfer of historical memory. While studying the past of Ukrainian people, one can come across the fragments of information that seems bias, has low scientific level and is politically charged. Constant discussions on the contents of history book about Ukraine become a threat for transfer of historical memory. Ukraine’s involvement in the modern international relations enhances external threats to existence of the historical memory. Globalization and «soft power» can be distinguished as methods of foreign policy players in the international relations. Thus, the processes of globalization contribute to the formation of global culture. A negative consequence of «soft power» brings primitive and unessential attitude to own history and culture and makes foreign culture more attractive.It can have negative influence on unity of Ukrainian nation and leads to loss of national identity. Thus, the policy, which is connected with historical memory, directly affects the ability of Ukraine to counteract the negative challenges of modern international relations.