Paper short abstract:

Tanzania is one of those countries that, during the period from the mid-19th century to the mid-20th century, experienced two European colonial regimes. This paper is devoted to the results of field research conducted by the author and her colleagues in Tanzania (Dar es Salaam and Bagamoyo) in 2019.

Paper long abstract:

The historical memory of colonialism continues to have an impact on the modern life of many African states, above all, the identity of their citizens. In this sense, the United Republic of Tanzania is no exception. Tanzania is one of those countries that, during the period from the mid-19th century to the mid-20th century, experienced two European colonial regimes.

This paper is devoted to the first results of field research conducted by the author and her colleagues in Tanzania (Dar es Salaam and Bagamoyo) in 2019. The field research was supported by the Russian Scientific Foundation (project №18-18-00454 "Historical Memory as the Evolutional Factor of Socio-Political Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa and Mesoamerica"). The primary purpose of the expedition was to examine the historical memory of the colonial past - the periods associated with the activities of German and British colonial administrations. The author collected a significant amount of research materials, conducted 13 structured interviews both in English and Swahili in order to find out whether perceptions of Tanzanians are consistent with historical information contained in school textbooks and provided by libraries and museums. While exploring representations of colonial history, the author focuses on the problem of the difference between German and British colonizers.