The fate of admiral Kolchak through the prism of recognition his criminal and the eternal of memory: policy-legal commentary
The extremely controversial so-called "Kolchak case" is considered from the point of view of the ratio of the official position of the state, which recognized him as the Supreme Ruler of Russia, a criminal in 1920 (this decision was confirmed in 1999 by the Trans-Baikal Military District Court) , and part of the public opinion about the need to perpetuate his memory as a national hero. It is noted that in matters of attitude towards its historical characters, Russia is still, for a long time, in a state of a kind of cognitive dissonance, and therefore, obviously, in such discussions, a restrained and patient position of the state is required, providing society with the opportunity to discuss with different positions, so that emotions and momentary interests do not overshadow the evidence and do not distort the generally accepted moral norms of human existence.