Constantin Hlihor*
Abstract. Eighty years after the end of the Second World War, all of the warring nations still remember this final tragedy in different ways. Historians from both the West and the Soviet Union/Russia believe that its effects were different. According to Western historians, defeated nations regained their democracy and peace. However, historians from former socialist nations, particularly those in the east, did not and still do not recognise the positive effects of World War II. Both of these evaluations have been impacted over time by political events and the interactions between former World War II combatants, particularly the East-West split. As a result, it is essential to comprehend the motivations behind writing about World War II in the twenty-first century, the political ramifications of historical accounts, and the intricacies of the ideologies of both opponents and how they affect Second World War historiography.
Keywords: image of WWII, biased historiography, truth, ideology, and historical past.
DOI 10.56082/annalsarscihist.2025.1.89
* Academy of Romanian Scientists
PUBLISHED in Annals of the Academy of Romanian Scientists Annals Series on History and Archaeology, Volume 17, No1