European historical consciousness and the “culture of memory” as a reflection of “Pan-European” values

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The article presents an analysis of the Resolution of the European Parliament “On European Historical Consciousness” (2024). Increased attention is paid to the so-called “common European” values, which in this international document are positioned as the basis for interpreting the past of Europe, as well as key guidelines for the formation of a European “culture of memory” and “critical” historical consciousness. The author comes to the conclusion that the attempts of the European Parliament (through strengthening self-reflexive public discourse) to promote mutual understanding and reconciliation within and between individual social groups, nations and states are doomed to failure in advance, since the proposed algorithm has a pronounced artificial character.

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Vladimir A. Kartashkin

Institute of State and Law of the Russian Academy of Sciences

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Email: v.kartashkin@mail.ru

Doctor of Law, Professor, Honored Lawyer of the Russian Federation, Chief Researcher

Russian Federation, 10 Znamenka str., 119019 Moscow

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