Shaping a Usable Past: Memory Wars in Russia and Central Europe

Friday, December 4

“Conflicting Narratives of World War II and Russian (Over)reaction”
Alexei Miller (European University at Saint Petersburg)

“Nationalizing Russian (War) Memory Since 2014”
Ivan Kurilla (European University at Saint Petersburg)

“The Statue Wars of Prague During the Pandemic: Ontological Security, Public Memory, and Hybrid Warfare”
James Richter (Bates College)

“Rediscovering Russia’s White Movement”
Marlene Laruelle (George Washington University)