The review is a text, usually brief, in which the author presents an argumentative description about a certain topic. This type of text usually appears in newspapers or magazines, which address current issues. When the review deals with an event that goes back in the past, naturally, it consists of a historical review.
In general, every historical review refers to events that took place in the recent or remote past.
Usually the past is analyzed for some reason, such as the realization of an event or the memory of a significant event that returns to the present.
It must be understood in a broad and open way, therefore, it can deal with any subject with some historical dimension: a scientific , pedagogical, social subject, etc.
As it is a short text, it is not intended to go into excessive depths on a subject, but rather to give a general brushstroke so that the reader can get to know the reality . For the review to be interesting it must incorporate two ingredients: objective information and a reasoned opinion.
Most historical reviews are based on text, but sometimes they use visual formats (you can find all types of reviews on Youtube). As for their approach, some are based on an objective description of the facts, while others have an emotional and subjective focus .
everything has a story
A bank, a commercial establishment, a football team or a political party has a past, so it is possible that it is known in its historical dimension (who were its founders, in what social context it appeared and for what purpose). In this sense, it can be said that it is possible to make a history review about any institution. Knowing the origin and legacy of an entity is a way to understand what has meant over time.
It is common for many organizations that have a long tradition to express their trajectory with details, about its foundation, about some significant episodes or by relevant people who were part of it.
The historical review has a double value. On the one hand, with this type of text it is possible to approach certain areas that traditionally would not appear in the treatises of a conventional history. On the other hand, these texts become auxiliary tools for historians.
