ABSTRACT In contemporary Russia, the memory of the past and practices of commemoration have become a contested issue for politicians and citizens alike. Disputes about the “right commemoration” of past events and heroes take place both on the federal and regional levels. This article is devoted to the commemoration in Russian regions of key actors in the Civil war of 1918–1922, and more specifically the Committee of Members of the Constituent Assembly (Komuch) and the Czechoslovak Legion. Not only professional historians but also local history enthusiasts continue to debate the historical role of Komuch and the Legion intensely. A central finding in the article is that the language of memory in this debate has no clear terms and in compensation borrows actively commemoration terms linked to the memory of the Great Patriotic War of 1941–1945. The author argues that such processes facilitate the escalation of clashes in commemoration practices and eventually leads to an intensification of the political split in Russian society.

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Неопределенное прошлое: Комуч и Чехословацкий легион в памяти российских регионов

摘要在当代俄罗斯，过去的记忆和纪念活动已成为政治家和公民都争论的问题。关于过去事件和英雄的“正确纪念”的争议发生在联邦和地区层面。本文致力于在俄罗斯地区纪念 1918 年至 1922 年内战中的主要参与者，更具体地说是制宪会议 (Komuch) 和捷克斯洛伐克军团成员委员会。不仅是专业历史学家，而且当地历史爱好者也继续激烈争论科穆奇和军团的历史角色。文章的一个核心发现是，这场辩论中的记忆语言没有明确的术语，并且在补偿方面积极借用了与 1941 年至 1945 年伟大卫国战争的记忆相关的纪念术语。