Commemoration of the 1905 Revolution in the Industrial City. The Case of Łódź

The article discusses the current practices of commemorating 1905 revolution in Łódź. changes taking place city’s memory policy are conditioned both by loss events from a century ago and changing political factors post-transformation period. city is paradigmatic example post-industrial Central Eastern Europe facing an identity crisis. Narratives formulated ‘from above’ compete with those created below’. While former based on construction utopian, capitalist success, latter claim history people Revitalising Revolution plays key role these negotiations, contributing to revision amnesia about working-class past.