“The Global Anti-Fascist War”: Memory of the Second World War in Non-Western Countries
... non-Western countries largely outside the frame. Yet across Asia and Africa, distinct narratives of the Second World War have taken shape—narratives that, while not always central, nonetheless constitute important elements of their national biographies. China and the DPRK: The Great Victory Echoes of World War II. RIAC Special Project on how the memory of WWII influences politics and society in the world (In Russian) A triumphalist narrative of the Second World War has taken shape in both China and the DPRK, where the defeat of Japanese militarism is presented as a watershed moment in national history ...
12.11.2025
