Memory Wars - Ukraine in WWII

Memory Wars' about the Second World War in Ukraine

During the Second World War, Ukraine experienced multiple overlapping narratives shaped by diverse national and social groups under changing regimes. This lecture explores how these competing memories have clashed since the collapse of the Soviet Union in what scholars call the "memory wars."

We examine:
– The Soviet “Great Patriotic War” myth and its geopolitical uses by Russia
– Jewish Holocaust memory and the culture of remembrance
– Western Ukrainian narratives centered on the UPA and OUN struggle
– Polish perspectives on victimhood during Nazi and Soviet occupations
– Crimean Tatar memory focused on deportation and repression
– The post-Soviet efforts to integrate these narratives into an inclusive Ukrainian memory
– How Russia’s ongoing invasion intensifies the contest over WWII memory and monuments in Ukraine

📚 This lecture is part of the course Ukraine: The (Un)finished Second World War — exploring Ukraine in WWII, global conflict, historical narratives, and modern “memory wars” over the “Ukrainian question.” The full course with additional teaching materials and tests is available here:
https://www.udemy.com/course/ukraine-the-unfinished-second-world-war/?srsltid=AfmBOoqrwFcB17zFLVFpLttL_IT942c4rpfa5Anar_RlF9a6XQG2vzjx

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