The policy of the memory of the second world war in modern France: ethno-political factors and party confrontations

The article analyzes the transformation of the policy of memory of World War II in France from 1995 to 2020. The authors identify party actors of memory policy and consider the relationship of their views within the framework of foreign policy and domestic political strategies for the development of French policy. Representatives of left-wing parties maintain the idea of the Resistance, while far-right parties seek the rehabilitation of Marshal Petén. Centrist parties take a conciliatory position, seeking to preserve the national-heroic aspect of the memory of the war and to fit into the pan-European trend of victimization. A separate aspect of the study is the analysis of the ethno-political factor in modern France and the identification of its role in shaping and changing images of the past.