Justifying War Through History: Memory Politics and the Russian Invasion of Ukraine

Опубликовано: 12 Декабрь 2022
на канале: EUCAnet

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Russia’s war against Ukraine has extensively been framed and justified by references to historical narratives. Most prominently, Russian President Putin seeks to undermine Ukraine’s right to exist as an independent country with its own national identity. Similarly, he has depicted the invasion of Ukraine with continuous references to the memories of the Soviet Union’s Great Patriotic War against Nazi Germany. This panel discusses the role of memory politics and particular historical narratives in the current conflict in Ukraine.

Speakers:
Dr. Serhy Yekelchyk, University of Victoria and
Dr. Lyubov Zhyznomirska, Saint Mary’s University
Moderator:
Dr. Oliver Schmidtke, University of Victoria

This event was organized on May 2nd 2022. It is part of the memory politics project co-funded by the Konrad Adenauer Foundation Canada and the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union.

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