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Forgeries and Their Social Circulation in the Context of Historical Culture: The Usable Past as a Resource for Social Advance in Early Modern Lemberg/Lviv

Alexandr Osipian · 2014

Catalogue summary

Examining the alleged 1062 charter of Prince Fedor, the article shows how wealthy Armenians in Lviv fashioned a usable past for social advancement and later Romantic nationalism.

Why this matters

It reveals diaspora historical memory as a negotiated resource within an early-modern European city.

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Published in
Kyiv-Mohyla Humanities Journal
Year
2014
Language
English
DOI
10.18523/kmhj25714.2014-1.95-134

Citation

Alexandr Osipian 2014. Forgeries and Their Social Circulation in the Context of Historical Culture: The Usable Past as a Resource for Social Advance in Early Modern Lemberg/Lviv. Kyiv-Mohyla Humanities Journal. https://doi.org/10.18523/kmhj25714.2014-1.95-134

Topics

DiasporaArmenian historyGender, family, memory, and oral history

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