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2013.
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| Summary/Abstract |
THE ROLE OF RUSSIAN ARCHIVES as historical memory keepers is assuming a greater significance now when people in our country are showing unprecedented interest in its history as well as due to the aggravation of complex historical issues in Russia's relationship with a number of countries. Archival documents cannot be "revoked" or rewritten. They tell their own tales about the complexity of historical phenomena and facts. They leave no room for making past events fit any ready-made patterns. Available to the honest researcher sincerely interested in finding historical truth, they can both counter all manner of myths and falsifications and give society guidelines for shaping a serious and reverent attitude to the past based on patriotic values. This is why free access to archives, and the declassification and publication of documents have become the fundamental principles that guide Russia's archival community.
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