Essays

Here you will find texts about the Second World War, as well as the current war in Ukraine with historical reference. The articles outline the narrative used to justify the war in Ukraine and show parallels and continuities in warfare/propaganda.

Anastasia Chebotaryova

Artificial juxtaposition: Holodomor and Holocaust

Anastasia Karkotskaya

“You confuse where the capitals are, you are so stuck in Moscow”

Dzmitry Krokhin

Succession of Soviet and Russian war propaganda

Jeanna Kolesova

War and myth: the cult of the Great Patriotic War and the militarization of Russian society

Katsiaryna

Nothing Changes

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The narrative of GPW in the world of the post-Soviet politics

Margarit Gevorgyan

"Nationalization of memory" about World War II in Armenia (1991-2021)

Masha Ivasenko

Strategies of anti-war movements in Russia

Polina Nikitina

Documentary Theatre

Volia Davydzik

Utopia of the future or future utopia: what will we have left after the war

Assa Novikova

And the world has an hour until midnight

Marina Usmanova

Makhnovshchina, 1918–1921: on the history of the anarchist movement in Ukraine

Vladyslav Starodubtsev

Remembrance done wrong. Patriotic narratives, Left-wing history and constructed imageries of Ukrainian national remembrance policies

Nestra Goldman

A couple words on russian imperialism, or why we should support those fighting in Ukraine

Anastasia Karkotskaya

"My Soul, Wear Orange," a conversation with filmmaker Anna Zakarian about her work before the 44-day war and whether it's possible to continue working after (RU)

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