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What’s Past is Prologue: Politics and Historical Memory in Ukraine

Ukraine’s history has been used and misused by a number of national and international actors since the end of the 1980s. The politics of history is an integral part of nation building, but it can also stoke internal and international conflict. Georgiy Kasianov discussed how the political instrumentalization of Ukraine's past can help explain the country's internal divisions and complicated relations with its neighbors.

Date & Time

Friday
Jan. 26, 2018
11:00am – 12:00pm ET

Location

5th Floor, Woodrow Wilson Center
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Overview

Ukraine’s history has been used and misused by a number of national and international actors since the end of the 1980s. The politics of history is an integral part of nation building, but it can also stoke internal and international conflict. Georgiy Kasianov discussed how the political instrumentalization of Ukraine's past can help explain the country's internal divisions and complicated relations with its neighbors.

Speaker

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Georgiy Kasianov

Political historian; Head of the Laboratory of International Memory Studies, Marie Curie-Sklodowska University, Lublin
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Hosted By

Kennan Institute

The Kennan Institute is the premier US center for advanced research on Eurasia and the oldest and largest regional program at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. The Kennan Institute is committed to improving American understanding of Russia, Ukraine, Central Asia, the South Caucasus, and the surrounding region though research and exchange.  Read more

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