The Smithsonian’s Decision to Exhibit the ‘Enola Gay’

What harbingers of the future of public history in the US resided in the mid-1990s fight over the meaning of the Enola Gay?

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Quelle: https://public-history-weekly.degruyter.com/10-2022-7/smithsonian-enola-gay/

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The Smithsonian’s Decision to Exhibit the ‘Enola Gay’

What harbingers of the future of public history in the US resided in the mid-1990s fight over the meaning of the Enola Gay?

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Quelle: https://public-history-weekly.degruyter.com/10-2022-7/smithsonian-enola-gay/

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Парад Победы – отвечной победы к бесконечной войне?

In the Soviet Union, Victory Day was commemorated with little fanfare, if any at all. Since then, however, the parade has been held every year, just steps away from the Kremlin. 

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Quelle: https://public-history-weekly.degruyter.com/8-2020-5/russia-victory-parade/

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Unforgettable Stones: What is their Secret?

The Suvorov Cross, raised in 1899 in memory of the fallen Russian soldiers crossing the Alps in 1799, remains one of the iconic tourist places.

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Quelle: https://public-history-weekly.degruyter.com/7-2019-28/suvorov-cross-russia/

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Trabzon (NATO) Radar Airbase as a Cold War Location

The location of the Trabzon NATO radar base is the city's most important place Cold War relict. Today, the radar base could be converted into a site for public history.

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Quelle: https://public-history-weekly.degruyter.com/7-2019-7/trabzon-nato-airbase/

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Hindelang is not Hindu Kush. Military and Tradition

In recent years, public history scandals have repeatedly occurred in the German Armed Forces. These scandals consisted of the fact that young men were actively referring to the traditions and symbols of the National Socialist Wehrmacht.

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Quelle: https://public-history-weekly.degruyter.com/6-2018-2/hindelang-not-hindukusch/

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