From Russia, with Memories

The way Russia has employed historical references to justify the
war against Ukraine has brought conceptions of history once more
into the focus of the general public. With these narratives, the
Russian state is also addressing Russian speakers beyond its own
borders. Still, we know very little about the receiving side of
memory politics. In this podcast episode, Félix Krawatzek and Hakob
Matevosyan introduce their new research project, which takes a look
at how memory is transmitted from one generation to the next in
Russian speaking communities abroad. Moving Russia(ns):
Intergenerational Transmission of Memories Abroad and at Home, or
MoveMeRU for short, is a five year research project funded by the
European Research Council under the Horizon Europe framework
programme. (Music: “Complete” by Modul is licensed under a CC
BY-NC-ND 3.0-License.)