一历史是一种记忆。当代人谈第二次世界大战的历史,其本质是讨论我们对这场结束于70年前的世界大战的记忆内容及其方式。由于在世的大部分人都没有真切的二战体验,所以这种记忆绝不仅仅是“个人记忆”。它更大可能是一种“集体记忆”的结果,亦即是限于特定时空背景下的某种社会文化的反映。正因如此,当代人不 A history is a kind of memory. The essence of contemporary people’s talk about the history of World War II is to discuss our memory of the World War I ended 70 years ago and its ways. Since most living people do not have an authentic World War II experience, this memory is more than “personal memory.” It is more likely to be the result of a “collective memory,” which is limited to the reflection of a particular social culture in a particular space-time context. Because of this, contemporary people do not