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In Event: Revolt of Words: Inverting the New Political Vocabulary in Late Perestroika Eastern Europe
The Perestroika in the USSR was characterized not only by the political struggle, but also by revision of symbols and meanings. In order to strengthen their identity various political forces resorted to revision and reinvention of their neighbors’ names. Case of Lietuvisy in Belarus and Gudai in Lithuania can be a significant example