Druey Schwab, Cécile Elisabeth (2023). Is a use of force appropriate? Clashing Memories of the Budennovsk Hostage Crisis (1995). Critical Studies on Terrorism, 16(3), pp. 501-522. Taylor & Francis 10.1080/17539153.2023.2221550
Full text not available from this repository. (Request a copy)The hostage-taking by Chechen combatants in the Russian town of Budennovsk (1995) marked a turning point in the first Chechnya War (1994-96) and has left deep marks on the consciousness of Russians and Chechens representatives and civil socie-ty. It is referred to in Russian accounts as the first large-scale terrorist attack by Che-chen groups in Russia. Based on today’s memories of ‘Budennovsk’, collected from open source materials, this article deconstructs and contextualises the conflicting nar-ratives of the key actors involved. The analysis of the memories reveals the clashing attitudes regarding the legitimacy or condemnation of the use of force, and evaluates their significance in the political context of contemporary Russia. In a next step, this should allow to draw conclusions about the conceptual connection between memory, narrative and conflict.
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Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
06 Faculty of Humanities > Department of History and Archaeology > Institute of History 06 Faculty of Humanities > Department of History and Archaeology > Institute of History > Modern and Contemporary History > Zeitgeschichte |
UniBE Contributor: |
Druey Schwab, Cécile Elisabeth |
Subjects: |
900 History > 940 History of Europe |
ISSN: |
1753-9161 |
Publisher: |
Taylor & Francis |
Funders: |
[4] Swiss National Science Foundation |
Projects: |
[UNSPECIFIED] Remembering the Past in the Conflicts of the Present. Civil Society and Contested Histories in the Post-Soviet Space |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Cécile Elisabeth Druey Schwab |
Date Deposited: |
06 Apr 2023 10:03 |
Last Modified: |
31 Mar 2024 03:17 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1080/17539153.2023.2221550 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/181498 |
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