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USSR to Post-Soviet Russia: Reparations or Repression for Stalin’s Victims?

March 29, 2021

10:30 am

This panel will explore proposals in the early post-Soviet period to honor the memory of, and perhaps provide reparations to, the victims of Stalinist repression. They were replaced by official government efforts to rehabilitate Stalin’s reputation and even rewrite the history of World War II. Organizations such as Memorial, formed to maintain the memory of Stalin’s crimes, have been declared “foreign agents” and obliged to curb their activities. This event brings together an interdisciplinary panel of experts to discuss the initiatives and missed opportunities in post-Soviet reparations.

Speakers:

Ivan Kurilla | European University at St. PetersburgNina Tumarkin | Wellesley CollegeEgle Rindzevičiūtė| University LondonNikolay Epplee | Independent Researcher

Moderated by Matthew Evangelista | Cornell University

The panel is sponsored by the IES of Einaudi Center for International Studies at Cornell University. It is organized as part of the IES Migration Series for its AY 2020-21 theme Repair and Reparations. You may find information about the past events including their video recordings here: https://einaudi.cornell.edu/programs/institute-european-studies/events/….

Additional Information

Program

Institute for European Studies

Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies