| Abstract [eng] |
There were some stories and memoirs of the guerrilla fighters and there supporters, but these did not spread because of terror. People were silenced and then introduced with the soviet narrative, which may only be defined as quasi historical, because it was a part of the propaganda. Imitating the "popular" and the "scientific" approaches the soviet regime spread its narrative and constructed the quasi historical culture, which was itself a part of the "fictious world of stability" as the philosopher Hannah Arendt described it. This way the Lithuanian society was forced to live with the fake history. After the restoration of Lithuanian independence in 1990 the soviet quasi historical culture collapsed together with the regime. However, the damage was already done. The real historical culture did not form. This circumstance explains the absence of the traditional interpretation of the guerrilla war. It also indicates that the restoration of the independence was also the renewal of the trauma caused by the soviet repressions. Therefore the Lithuanian historical culture has a "black hole", which needs to be filled if society means to return to the normal life. There were efforts to restore the so cold "historical justice". But these were merely of political or judicial character. There were laws passed that provided the justification of the guerrilla fighters' status. There were also criminal cases initiated against the soviet secret agents and collaborators. However, these efforts did not help for the tradition to evolve as they were not accepted by the society. Therefore, it is argued in this article, the historical studies should now play their part. The historical studies do not come from the "structures of power" but from the inside of the society. They could more fruitfully trig- ger the discussions and help to find some reasonable common points. |
