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A Flight to Fame, to Oblivion

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  • SviderskytÄ—, Gražina

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This paper investigates a case study of memory transformation. It looks at an 80-year sequence of complex interactions by which a single tragedy, the transatlantic flight and deadly crash in Germany (now Poland) of two American-Lithuanian pilots, which occurred 17 July 1933, was turned into a lasting phenomenon, a powerful myth (re)shaped by competing memory regimes. A general discussion on memory management and the cultural politics related to this event correlates with the topical issues of the ongoing search for a new conception, or the sense of history as a tool for configuring the future of Lithuania, as well as of some other Eastern European countries.

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  • SviderskytÄ—, Gražina, 2016. "A Flight to Fame, to Oblivion," European Review, Cambridge University Press, vol. 24(4), pages 491-508, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:eurrev:v:24:y:2016:i:04:p:491-508_00
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