Russian revisionism: Holocaust denial and the new nationalist historiography

Holocaust denial has appeared in Russia only recently and has attracted alm ost no attention in the academic sphere, and relatively little from monitor ing organizations. The research for this article-examining the place of Hol ocaust denial in contemporary Russia-was conducted over three months in Rus sia and on the Internet. The results indicate that the phenomenon remains o f marginal significance and that the majority of material is of western ori gin. While there are several factors that make the development of Holocaust denial probable-the comparatively high level of antisemitism in Russia, po st-Soviet suspicion of historiography and lack of education about the Holoc aust-the Soviet war experience and associated anti-Nazi feeling arguably ac t as restraints on those who would propagate it. Rock concludes that Holoca ust-denial material is of less importance than other antisemitic revisions of Russian history that have entered the mainstream of contemporary Russian society.