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«IZVESTIYA IRKUTSKOGO GOSUDARSTVENNOGO UNIVERSITETA». SERIYA «ISTORIYA»
«THE BULLETIN OF IRKUTSK STATE UNIVERSITY». SERIES «HISTORY»
ISSN 2222-9124 (Print)

List of issues > Series «History». 2023. Vol 45

Yasukuni Shrine as Japan's “Place of Memory”

Author(s)
K. E. Kuzmin
Abstract
The article examines the phenomenon of Yasukuni shrine through the prism of the concept of “places of memory” by the French historian P. Nora. The history of the formation of the temple as a symbol of Japanese history of the twentieth century is analyzed. The author comes to the conclusion that Yasukuni Shrine is a “place of memory”, first of all, about the World War II, as well as about the history of Japan in 20th century.
About the Authors
Kuzmin Kirill Evgenievich, Postgraduate, Faculty of History, Irkutsk State University, 1, K. Marx st., Irkutsk, 664003, Russian Federation, e-mail: kirillkuzmin97@yandex.ru
For citation
Kuzmin K.E. Yasukuni Shrine as Japan's “Place of Memory”. The Bulletin of Irkutsk State University. Series History, 2023, vol. 45, pp. 88-95. https://doi.org/10.26516/2222-9124.2023.45.88 (in Russian)
Keywords
Yasukuni shrine, “place of memory”, World War II, “kokutai”, state Shinto.
UDC
94+322.2
DOI
https://doi.org/10.26516/2222-9124.2023.45.88
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