Lenin-2020: history, legend, myth

Abstract

The historical politics of the Russian Federation at the present stage is analysed. The work applied the case studies methodology (i. e. study of individual cases, analysis of a single case). The object of study was the historiographic and sociopolitical situation associated with the 150th anniversary of V. I. Lenin. An analysis is given of modern Russian-language academic historiography, which examines the role of V. I. Lenin in Russian and world history. The formation and transformation of the Leninist image in the Soviet Union and the Russian Federation, the modern memorial culture are considered. Based on specific sociological surveys, the attitude of various social and power structures to the contradictory image of V. I. Lenin as a revolutionary, theorist and politician is shown.

Keywords

• lenin
• anniversary
• historiography
• historical politics
• memorial culture
• mausoleum
• russian federation
• republic of belarus