War and Memory: Trotsky’s War Correspondence from  the Balkan Wars

Maria TODOROVA

Makale detayları

War and Memory: Trotsky’s War Correspondence from the Balkan Wars

Yazarlar:

Maria TODOROVA

Yayıncı:

T.C Dışişleri Bakanlığı

Dergi:

PERCEPTIONS: Journal of International Affairs 2013 Vol.18 Issue 2, pp.5-27

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2013

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000585759

Sıklık:

İki Yıllık

eISSN:

2651-3315

pISSN:

1300-8641

Özet:

 

Based on a critical reading of Trotsky’s celebrated The War Correspondence, this article addresses the complex links between war and memory. It offers a detailed analysis of the correspondence, arguing for its present relevance in several aspects, beyond its polemical brilliance: firstly, its detailed information and personal evaluation of the socialist movement in the Balkans; secondly, its testimonies of wounded officers, soldiers, and prisoners of war, reproduced in extenso, in combination with interviews with politicians, serve as a rarely preserved primary source. The article considers The War Correspondence’s formative significance on Trotsky himself by juxtaposing it with his later autobiography and political activities, and follows his evolution from a passionate defender of liberalism to one of its most bitter opponents. It finally utilises the distinction between lieux and milieu de mémoire to comment on the present memory of wars and the centenary of the Balkan Wars.

Makale detayları

War and Memory: Trotsky’s War Correspondence from the Balkan Wars

Yazarlar: Maria TODOROVA

Yayıncı: T.C Dışişleri Bakanlığı

Dergi: PERCEPTIONS: Journal of International Affairs 2013 Vol.18 Issue 2, pp.5-27

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 6/2013

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2000585759

Sıklık: İki Yıllık

eISSN: 2651-3315

pISSN: 1300-8641

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Maria TODOROVA

Yayıncı:

T.C Dışişleri Bakanlığı

Dergi:

PERCEPTIONS: Journal of International Affairs 2013 Vol.18 Issue 2, pp.5-27

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2013

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000585759

Sıklık:

İki Yıllık

eISSN:

2651-3315

pISSN:

1300-8641