Russian and Japanese Identities in the Postwar Period (1945-1991)
Abstract
It is difficult to conduct a comparison of postwar identity of the USSR and Japan in the postwar period, as there can be a lot of criteria of identity. The author analyses various aspects of Soviet and Japanese postwar identity in the period from 1945 till 1991, such as the historic memory of the WWII, the system of political power, the priorities of social development, as well as «the new patriotism» which was not associated with the military past but was rooted in postwar achievements that enabled both countries to position themselves on the global scale.
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For citations:
Streltsov D. Russian and Japanese Identities in the Postwar Period (1945-1991). Yearbook Japan. 2016;45:333-348. (In Russ.)
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