Allemann, L. The sami of the Kola Peninsula : about the life of an ethnic minority in the Soviet Union / Lukas Allemann ; [transl. by Michael Lomax]. - Rovaniemi : University of Lapland Printing Centre, 2013. - 151 p. : ill., map, portr. ; 25 см. - (Senter for samiske studier, Skriftserie ; 19).

Lukas Allemann points. Many people who have experienced the end of the USSR look inevitably through this prism at their memories of events prior to this time. This is not to sug­ gest that this is the pivotal point of every change in memory and interpretation. Per­ sonal experiences that have not been experienced by every other citizen may well lead to a change of perspective on one's own life. The collapse of the Soviet Union is intended to serve here only as an example that the memory of experiences does not necessarily only become weaker over time. It is quite possible that "with new interpretation patterns or the disappearance or becoming superflu­ ous of formerly active mental blocks, the remembered aspects of the experi­ enced situation may be closer than in previous memory situations - an assump­ tion that is based on psychoanalytic practice. i.e. through awareness of re­ pressed and denied experiences or also isolated parts of these experiences, the analysand can see and relive 'more' than before. "60 Here one can cite the following concrete example: today all interviewees think it is good that schools again teach in the Sami language and very much regret that most Sami of the younger generation no longer speak Sami. However, when bringing up her own children, one of the informants spoke no Sami at home with her children - instruction in schools was in Russian only - as she had been persuaded by the teach­ ers that two languages would only confuse the children and worsen their academic performance. Today's insight could be a new view that has replaced the old convic­ tion. More likely, however, is that now, after the end of the Soviet Union, a mental block has fallen away. If interviewed during the Soviet period, the mother would probably have said, because of the social consensus and despite inner doubts, that she did not speak Sami with the children out of conviction, because it was harmful to their mental development. Speaking today, she says that the teachers spread this opinion and that she bowed to their will, as otherwise she saw only disadvantages - external, not developmental - for her own children. 60 Rosenthal 1994, 133. Senterfor samiske studier, Skriftserie nr. 19 22