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2Nd International Conference - Openness of State Archives and Memory Studies 2020 nd 2 International Conference - Openness of State Archives and Memory Studies Вторая международная конференция - Открытость государственных архивов и исследования памяти 2020 nd 2 International Conference - Openness of State Archives and Memory Studies Вторая международная конференция - Открытость государственных архивов и исследования памяти The conference was organized and Thesis published with financial support by the Open Society Insti- tute Budapest Foundation (OSI) within the frame of the project “Enhancing Openness of State Archives in Former Soviet Republics and Eastern Bloc Countries”. The opinions expressed in this document belong to the Institute for Development of Freedom of Information (IDFI) and its partner organizations, and do not reflect the positions of Open Society In- stitute Budapest Foundation (OSI). Therefore, this organization is not responsible for the content of this report. Конференция была организована и сборник опубликован при финансовой поддержке Института открытого общества - будапештского фонда в рамках проекта «Повышение открытости госу- дарстве нных архивов в бывших советских республиках и странах восточного блока». Мнения, выраженные в этом документе, принадлежат Институту развития свободы информации (IDFI) и его партнерским организациям и не отражают позиции Института «Открытое общество Будапештский фонд (OSI). Поэтому эта организация не несет ответственности за содержание этого отчета Compiler: Anton Vatcharadze Editor: Thomas Welsford Translator (from English to Russian): Tevdore Miridjanashvili Translator (from Russian to English): Megi Kartsivadze Designer: Nata Kubaneishvili Thank you for your support: Giorgi Kldiashvili, Levan Avalishvili The conference was organized and Thesis published with financial support by the Open Society Insti- tute Budapest Foundation (OSI). Составитель: Антон Вачарадзе Редактор: Томас Уэлсфорд Переводчик (с английского на русский): Тевдоре Мириджанашвили Переводчик (с русского на английский): Меги Карцивадзе Дизайнер: Ната Кубанейшвили Спасибо за Вашу поддержку: Георгий Клдиашвили, Леван Авалишвили Конференция была проведена и сборник тезисов издан при финансовой поддержке Будапештского фонда Института Открытого Общества (OSI). ISBN 978-9941-8-2175-2 Table of contents Foreword ...............................................................................................................................7 Theses First Session: Access to Archives - Best International Practices......................................................10 From Memory to Action: Archives as Sites of Conscience........................................................10 Linda Norris, Global Networks Program Director, International Sites of Conscience The Opening up of the Czechoslovak Secret Service Archivess................................................14 Pavel Žáček, MP of the Czech Republic/ Lecturer in CEVRO Institute On the question of the level of openness and transparency of historical archives in France. Unfinished openness and transparency ...................................................17 Giorgi Mamulia, Doctor, School of Higher Studies in Social Sciences (EHESS) of France KGB Records Accessibility and Publication in Latvia during Recent Years: Experience and Problems....................................................................................................19 Gints Zelmenis, Researcher, National Archives of Latvia Second Session: Legal Regulations and Practice of Access to Archival Documents...........................21 Legal Regulations on Access to Archives in the Russian Federation.........................................21 We are not disclosing author’s name upon his/her request Access to Archival Documents in Georgia..............................................................................27 Nino Merebashvili-Fisher, Senior Lawyer, Institute for Development of Freedom of Information (IDFI) Third Session: Challenges to the Access to State Security Archives................................................30 Rehabilitation of Stalinism and Access to Archives in the Republic of Belarus.........................30 Dmitriy Drozd, Researcher of the Belarusian Documental Center Secrecy of the Soviet Archives as an Instrument for Forming the New History.........................35 Eldar Zeynalov, Journalist, Director of the Human Rights Center, Azerbaijan Fourth Session: The Role of Archives in Memory Studies...............................................................36 Politics of History and Memory about the Past of the Russian Federation...............................36 Ian Rachinsky, Head of the Board of the International Memorial, Russian Federation Secrecy of the Soviet Archives as an Instrument for Forming the New History........................39 Eldar Zeynalov, Journalist, Director of the Human Rights Center, Azerbaijan Role of the IPN Archive in the process of verification of “totalitarian memory”. Results – threats – mission............................................................40 Stanisław Koller, Department of Archival Research and Source Edition, National Remembrance Institute, Poland The Formation of Collective Memory in Armenia (Based on the all-Soviet and National Examples)..................................................................42 Hranush Kharatyan, Ph.D., Institute of Archeology and Ethnography of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia Project: Deconstruction. KGB Archives for Media...................................................................45 Anna Oliinyk, Center for Research on the Liberation Movement, Ukraine Fifth Session: State Memory Politics in the Former Soviet and Eastern Bloc Countries.....................47 Politics of Memory and Research Institutions on Communism in Romania..............................47 Alexandru-Murad Mironov, History Department Faculty Member, University of Bucharest Progressive’ changes and ‘stagnant’ continuity: research experience in the Central State Archive of Uzbekistan...........................................................49 We are not disclosing author’s name upon his/her request Recovery of the ‘forgotten’ past – the Polish experience........................................................51 Ewa Ochman,Senior Lecturer in East European Studies, the University of Manchester, UK State Memory Politics in Georgia after 1991 and Similarities with the Other Post-Soviet Countries.........................................................................................................55 Megi Kartsivadze, Analyst of Archives, Soviet & Memory Studies Direction, Institute for Development of Freedom of Information (IDFI) The Activity of the Commission for the Study and Evaluation of Totalitarian Communist Regime in the Republic of Moldova: Why Has It Partially Failed?...........................58 Igor Casu, Director, Center for Study of Totalitarian Regimes & Cold War, Faculty of History and Philosophy, State University of Moldova Sixth Session: Shared Memory after the End of the Totalitarian Communist Era............................60 The Limits of Iconoclasm: Soviet War Memorials since the End of Socialism...........................60 Mischa Gabowitsch, Einstein Forum, Potsdam, Germany Contemporary art as a medium for memory .........................................................................67 Alexandra Tsay, Cultural studies researcher, “Open Mind”, Kazakhstan Cultural Opposition - Courage – Connecting collections. The COURAGE project ........................71 Sándor Horváth, Institute of History, Hungarian Academy of Sciences Shared Memory after the End of the Totalitarian Communist Era in Latvia...............................73 Edgars Engizers, Faculty member, Baltic International Academy, Latvia Seventh Session: Forgetting the Crimes of Totalitarian Regimes and How to Avoid It......................76 Archives, Conspiracies, Conspiracy Theories: the Case of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church.........76 Momchil Metodiev, Researcher, the Institute for Studies of the Recent Past, Bulgaria How to avoid the Forgetting of the Crimes of Totalitarian Past: The Case of Estonia................80 Meelis Saueauk, Senior Researcher, Institute of Historical Memory, Estonia Historical memory, de-Communization, and de-Sovetization: the role of current Russian Government and post-Soviet elites.........................................................................82 Parviz Mullojonov, Visiting researcher of the University of Uppsala Esimde (I remember) - memory: science, activism and citizenship.........................................86 Elmira Nogoibaeva, Director of the analytical center “Policy Asia” Содержание Предисловие.........................................................................................................................8 Тезисы Первая Сессия: Наиболее успешная международная практика открытости архивов.................88 От памяти к действиям: Архивы мест совести....................................................................88 Линда Норрис, Директор программы глобальных сетей Открытие архивов спецслужб Чехословакии.....................................................................92 Павел Зачек, Депутат Парламента Чешской Республики; Преподаватель в институте CEVRO К вопросу об уровне открытости и транспарентности исторических архивов во Франции. Несовершенная открытость и транспарентность..........................................96 Георгий Мамулия, Доктор Школы высших исследований общественных наук (EHESS) Франции Доступность и публикация
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