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Die Vergangenheitsbewältigung
A uniquely German compound noun describing the process of struggling to overcome the negatives of the past. It specifically refers to reckoning with the Nazi era and the GDR.
Examples in context
Vergangenheitsbewältigung ist ein langer gesellschaftlicher Prozess.
Coming to terms with the past is a long social process.
Museen spielen eine Rolle bei der Vergangenheitsbewältigung.
Museums play a role in dealing with the past.
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