Journal Of Soviet And Post-Soviet Politics And Society

Contents Part I: Memory Politics in the Russian European North Part II: Transborder Memory Politics: Russia and Norway Featuring contributions by: Darya Aspøy, Håvard Bækken, Helge Blakkisrud, Stian Bones, Kristian Lundby Gjerde, Elena Kochetkova, Petia Mankova, Joakim Aalmen Markussen, Kari Aga Myklebost, Marianne Neerland Soleim, Artem Spirin Over the past two decades, memory practices related to the Great Patriotic War have assumed an increasingly prominent position in Russian politics and identity-building, both in the domestic sphere and in the realm of foreign policy. Existing scholarship on Russian memory politics tends to concentrate overwhelmingly on the role of the Kremlin, while regional dynamics have received less attention. This special issue explores the Kremlin-driven politics of war memories as they unfold in the northernmost parts of Norway and European Russia, two regions that share not only a border but also a long history of interaction. Across this border, we...