Ethnographic note on Nation: narratives and symbols of the early Post-socialist nationalism in Lithuania
LTXX a. 9-ojo dešimtmečio pabaigoje - 10-ojo dešimtmečio pradžioje Lietuva išgyveno tautinį atgimimą, kurį vainikavo Sąjūdis ir 1990 m. paskelbtas Lietuvos nepriklausomybės atkūrimo aktas. Šiame darbe didelis dėmesys yra skiriamas simboliams. 1988 - 1991 metais pagrindinis simbolis buvo "tauta" ir jis buvo siejamas su kitais simboliais tokiais, kaip "Vakarai", "Rytai", "demokratija", "pilietinė visuomenė". Straipsnyje yra analizuojama, kaip šie simboliai buvo eksploatuojami Lietuvos kelio į nepriklausomybę metu. Tiek simboliai, tiek naratyvai padėjo formuoti viešąją opiniją, kurti tapatybės ir tolimesnių veiksmų modelius. Simboliai ir naratyvai buvo pirminis ideologijų ir kultūrinių pozicijų, kurios egzistavo tautinio atgimimo metu, formavimo mechanizmas. Dešimtojo dešimtmečio pradžioje "tauta" buvo apibrėžta Vakarų tradicijos kontekste. Šis žingsnis suvaidino esminį vaidmenį bendraujant su kitomis Europos šalimis ir didinant distanciją nuo buvusios Sovietų Sąjungos.Reikšminiai žodžiai: Posocialistinis nacionalizmas; Tauta; Naratyvai; Simboliai; Post-socialist nationalism; Nation; Narratives; Symbols.
ENIn the late 1980s and early 1990s Lithuania experienced the nationalist upheaval, which epitomized in the break up from the Soviet Union in 1990. Narratives and symbols were constitutive of the nationalist movement. "Nation" - the master symbol of that time - was reproduced in relation to the symbols of "the West," and "the East," as well as through the different values implied in "the West" and "the East" symbolism. Nationalist narratives reconstructed history and memory, reevaluated the present of the "reborn" nation, and drew the paths for the transition. Symbols and narratives were significant in mobilizing popular opinion, creating models for identity and action, and expressing moral and legitimate stances. They were a primary mechanism by which ideologies and cultural stances were shaped and maintained during the nationalist upheaval. In early 1990s the "nation" was redefined in the context of the Western tradition which was essential in communicating with the European countries and distancing from the former Soviet Union. [From the publication]
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