Articles relating to
historical revisionism
, the
re-interpretation
of an historical account in
historiography
. It usually involves challenging the
orthodox
(established, accepted or traditional) views held by professional scholars about an
historical event
or time-span or phenomenon, introducing contrary evidence, or reinterpreting the motivations and decisions of the people involved. The revision of the
historical record
can reflect new discoveries of fact, evidence, and interpretation, which then results in revised
history
. In dramatic cases, revisionism involves a reversal of older moral judgements.