THE DEVELOPMENT OF REVISIONIST THOUGHTS IN THE RUSSIAN HISTORIOGRAPHY OF THE HOLOCAUST

Abstract

The paper discusses the development of revisionist thoughts in the Russian historiography of the Holocaust. The author refers to the historical roots of the Holocaust denial in foreign historiography, as well as the reasons for active perception of revisionist ideas inRussia. The paper provides the analysis of the complex of anti-Zionist literature published in terms of anti-Israeli company during the severance of diplomatic relations between theUSSRandIsraelin the Six Day war. The analysis reveals the points of view of some researchers of the Soviet period, such as Yu. Ivanov, V. Semenyuk, L. A. Korneev. The author states the position of the contemporary Russian denier O. A. Plotkin and evaluates the influence of the West on the Russian historical science in the modern world. Finally, the author concludes that in the conditions of silencing the topic of the Holocaust, as well as the ideological orientation of Soviet literature, the Russian society was a fertile soil for the perception of revisionist concepts of the West.