MEMORIALIZATION OF G. NZHDEH AND D. KANAYAN IN THE ACADEMIC AND PUBLIC DISCOURSE OF RUSSIA, AZERBAIJAN, AND ARMENIA
https://doi.org/10.48137/23116412_2026_1_115
Abstract
The article examines assessments of the memorialization of Garegin Nzhdeh and Drastamat Kanayan in modern Armenia as presented in academic publications by Armenian, Russian, and Azerbaijani authors, as well as in journalistic and online sources. The source base includes scholarly works on memory politics and historical memory of the Great Patriotic War, media materials, and user comments. The study employs discourse analysis and comparative analysis. It is shown that the transformation of figures who collaborated with Nazi Germany into national heroes is evaluated ambiguously in both academic and public discourse and is used by neighboring states to accuse Armenia of “glorifying fascism.” At the same time, within Armenia, Nzhdeh and Kanayan are perceived primarily as fighters for an independent Armenian state, which indicates a shift in memory politics from a shared Soviet narrative toward a nationally oriented one.
About the Author
O. V. Ishchenko
Surgut State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Ishchenko Oksana V. – Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor of the Department of Public, Municipal and Personnel Management
Surgut
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Ishchenko O.V. MEMORIALIZATION OF G. NZHDEH AND D. KANAYAN IN THE ACADEMIC AND PUBLIC DISCOURSE OF RUSSIA, AZERBAIJAN, AND ARMENIA. Post–Soviet Continent. 2026;49(1):115-127. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.48137/23116412_2026_1_115
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