A Monument for our Times? Commemorating Victims of Repression in Putin’s Russia

Smith, Kathleen E.

doi:10.1080/09668136.2019.1648765

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“…A Russian past of Christianity and atheist totalitarianism presents difficulties for a regime seeking to justify and extract political capital from both (Bogumił and Łukaszewicz 2018; Smith 2019). The incongruities did not go unnoticed.…”

Section: Russian Image Politicsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…These tales style the present as a potentially cathartic turning point: the reactions to past aggressions were too "weak" and thus enabled the aggressor to renew the aggressionyet it is still possible to do the right thing and confront the aggressor head-on. (Sangar et al 2018, 185) Religion A Russian past of Christianity and atheist totalitarianism presents difficulties for a regime seeking to justify and extract political capital from both (Bogumił and Łukaszewicz 2018;Smith 2019). The incongruities did not go unnoticed.…”

Section: The Adversarymentioning

confidence: 99%

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Political Imagery and the Russia-Germany-America Triangle

Wood

2022

Nationalities Papers

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The material dimension of Russian foreign and domestic policy is accompanied by one of images and performativity. The Putin regime has affective-emotional and instrumental motives. Its main target audience is the Russian public. Its principal adversary is the United States. The decisive external audience is the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), a pluralist entity that is also concerned with past and present images of itself. Politics in this critical international triangle is infused with theatrical, mediatized, and psychological elements, and the (re)construction of national and individual personae.

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Section: Russian Image Politicsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: The Adversarymentioning

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Political Imagery and the Russia-Germany-America Triangle

Wood

2022

Nationalities Papers

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“…McGrattan & Hopkins, 2017) and the memory created by one generation is, through commemorative practices, passed to the post-war generation. Monuments erected by governments and official commemorations hold a special place in memory politics, as they interpret the past and attempt to form future public opinion (Smith, 2019). The post-war generation is thus expected to participate in those commemorations in order to learn the lessons of the past and project them onto their future.…”

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Competing collective narratives in intergroup rapprochement: A transgenerational perspective

Jelić

Biruški

Ajduković

2021

J. Soc. Polit. Psych.

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In the context of an ethnically divided community, we explored the role of competing group narratives for intergroup rapprochement after violent conflict. In Study 1, data from a community survey conducted in Vukovar, Croatia, among 198 Croats, the local majority, and 119 Serbs, the local minority, were analysed to gain perspective on different narratives about the recent war and effects they may have on intergroup relations. In Study 2, focus groups with Croat and Serb children provided data to explore how these narratives were transmitted and transformed in living experience within the second generation. The quantitative results confirm the existence of opposing narratives of war among local Croats and Serbs. Multiple regression analyses show that, after controlling for exposure to war event and their personal impact, different factors predict rapprochement within the two groups. In the minority status group, that displayed higher overall levels of readiness for rapprochement, perceived ingroup victimization and outgroup stereotypes appeared more predictive than the outgroup affect. In contrast, within the majority group, variations in readiness for intergroup rapprochement were primarily predicted by outgroup affect, followed by perceived ingroup victimization. The qualitative inquiry complemented the findings from the survey. Despite the overwhelming dominant narrative, some alternative positions exist, but not consistent enough to be declared publicly. Perception of one’s own group as the primary victim of the war influences not only interpretations of the past, but also shapes identity, everyday life and future expectations. Mechanisms of perpetuating opposed narratives, as well as possible interventions, are discussed.

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“…The Law was passed during the rather fraught autumn following the abortive August 1991 putsch against USSR President Mikhail Gorbachev (described in Sixsmith 1991), and thus "became an artifact of the transition from the Communist party-state's rule to the post-Soviet political and legal system" (Frierson 2014: 6).…”

Section: The 1991 Rehabilitation Lawmentioning

confidence: 99%

Addressing Historic Injustice in Russia: The Case of Child Victims of Political Repression

Belykh

Henderson

2021

State Crime Journal

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Russia is still dealing with the legacy of widespread Soviet oppression. An important Rehabilitation Law adopted in 1991 established a compensation system for victims of state repression, including a right to housing in their families' pre-exile place of residence. However, the practical realization of these rights has been problematic, particularly following amendment to the 1991 Law in 2004. There is a cohort of elderly victims who as children were exiled with their parents. Three of these unsuccessfully brought claims for their promised housing and eventually appealed to the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation. In December 2019, the Court issued a landmark ruling supporting the claimants. Here we explain the historical context and contemporary significance of this important constitutional case.

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A Monument for our Times? Commemorating Victims of Repression in Putin’s Russia

Cited by 9 publications

References 10 publications

Political Imagery and the Russia-Germany-America Triangle

Political Imagery and the Russia-Germany-America Triangle

Competing collective narratives in intergroup rapprochement: A transgenerational perspective

Addressing Historic Injustice in Russia: The Case of Child Victims of Political Repression

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