PAST IN POLITICS AND CULTURE OF SOVIET RUSSIA
The formation of the concept of the collective whole, part of which are representations of the past, is an integral aspect of the Soviet period`s culture. Bolshevik’s project of a new society was originally oriented toward the break with the national past, but showed interest in those its aspects which associated the Russian Revolution with appropriate world events. In the course of the socialist construction, the policy of the past has undergone a transformation. Reformatting of the past`s image was carried out in keeping with the doctrine of national-state patriotism, but the class approach still retained its value.