Abstrakt
The field of historical politics has been rapidly expanding in recent years and occupies an important position at the intersection of various social and humanitarian disciplines. Expanding academic interest in the subject also stems from the increasing number of states utilising their own national history as major political tool.
Such uses of historical poli- tics represent a combination of interests such as those of the government, political opposition groups and institutions. Historical politics thus becomes a powerful tool of state building.
By providing the state with internal and external legitimacy based upon historical narratives, society can be mobilised and united under a common understanding. The use of national history for political purposes has become increasingly relevant to the study of post-socialist spaces due to the consistent interpretation and re-interpretation of their own national histories.