Commentary
Historical revisionism involves the exploration of new perspectives on past events. Such exploration might find new evidence which adds to humankind’s understanding and knowledge of history. The aim is always “to find the truth in a past occurrence, complete historical panoramas, and enrich the way we view the events that have shaped our current reality.”
Provided the objective is to better understand the past, historical revisionism can be a valuable tool. But it can also be used to make unjustified, malicious, and even untrue claims about past events that have shaped history. Hence, depending on the objectives and intentions of the historians, historical revisionism could be an enlightening exercise or an invidious attempt at distorting history….