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Memory Politics

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Ukraine's War Stalemate Deepens as Poland Tensions Fray Alliance
world1 month ago

Ukraine's War Stalemate Deepens as Poland Tensions Fray Alliance

Kyiv faces renewed Russian air attacks as a possible autumn window for talks surfaces, even as Zelensky plans governance reshuffles and weighs a potential mandate extension amid the war. The piece also chronicles a deepening rift between Ukraine and Poland over the memory of wartime history (the UPA) that threatens to complicate Kyiv's EU ambitions, with mutual anger on both sides and an outlook that politics at home and in Warsaw could undermine any peace process.

Soviet Nostalgia and Silence: How a YouTube Channel Normalizes Russia's War
world6 months ago

Soviet Nostalgia and Silence: How a YouTube Channel Normalizes Russia's War

An op-ed argues that Eli from Russia channels a selective Soviet nostalgia that flattens history and sidesteps politics, erasing accountability for Russia's war in Ukraine. By interviewing people across Russia and Central Asia while omitting discussion of the war or state power, the YouTuber's content cultivates a politics of responsibility avoidance, enabling public tolerance of aggression and reinforcing a cultural memory that justifies imperial actions.