Reassigning Victim Roles: Russian Memory in Flux

In a new ZOiS Spotlight, Félix Krawatzek and Nina Frieß examine the Russian state’s politics of history.

The introduction states:

Russia is rewriting its history narrative: Gulag museums are closing, monuments are vanishing, and human rights organisations are being proscribed. A new memory regime is emerging in their stead – with the state deciding who qualifies for victim status.

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