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DESCRIPTION:In 2005\, while addressing the Federal Assembly\, President Put
 in of Russia stressed that the “dissolution of the Soviet Union was the 
 greatest geopolitical catastrophe of the 20th century” that made the Rus
 sians the most divided people (ethnos) in the world. Later\, in his interv
 iew with Rossia 1 TV Channel (documentary Russia)\, he added that this eve
 nt marked the beginning of the “collapse of historical Russia” – “
 everything that was accumulated during this millennium had been lost.” \
 nFraming the recent historical developments in Russia and its former colon
 ies as “loss” and “trauma\,” the Russian political establishment i
 mpersonated by President Putin mainstreamed the imperial historical narrat
 ives and started censoring those that contradict the former. These policie
 s had a twofold direction. On the one hand\, the Russian government target
 ed the memories and their bearers that contradicted the abovementioned mai
 nstream “correct” memories in the Russian public. On the other hand\, 
 Russia turned its attention to former Soviet Union republics and intensifi
 ed pressure upon their governments to limit or eliminate the presence of h
 istorical memories and relevant narratives from the public. \nThe Russian 
 government aims to instrumentalize historical memories for its expansionis
 t and neocolonial politics. Domestic “consumption” of these memory pol
 icies is intended to discipline Russian society and mobilize its support f
 or the “historical mission” of preserving the “sacred” character o
 f the Russian state\, which must expand to “protect” itself from outer
  enemies (e.g.\, NATO). 2008 invasion of Georgia\, the annexation of Ukrai
 ne’s Crimea in 2014\, and following intervention in the neighboring nati
 on’s eastern provinces\, and especially the full-scale war against it la
 unched in 2022\, are all legitimized by this historical memory formula coi
 ned by President Putin in 2005.
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LOCATION:Room 201 (Seats 42)
SUMMARY:Revival of Imperialism and "Correction" of Historical Memories in P
 ost-Soviet Russian Eurasia - Malkhaz Saldadze
URL:https://pretalx.com/wha-annual-meeting-korea-2026/talk/LK7SXS/
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