“So, if we talk about ‘overcoming’ Lenin’s legacy in the minds of Ukrainians, the most important and most difficult part of this work is liberating consciousness. A special role here belongs to ‘curing’ memory, both individual and collective. Memory makes up the basis of identity and personal identification. If you have lost your memory, you have lost your identity as well. The same applies to the collective memory. That is why the Communists sought to destroy the historical truth that could call into question their version of the ‘glorious past.’

http://www.day.kiev.ua/en/article/topic-day/french-historian-discusses-black-book-communism