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Durchhalten bis zum Sieg und darüber hinaus. Der „Große Vaterländische Krieg“

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Hold out until victory—and beyond. The “Great Patriotic War”

Event Series: "History in Conflict: Soviet Myths"

Zwei steinerne Statuen von maennlich-gelesenen Personen, nebeneinander stehend, mit ernstem Ausdruck. Hintergrund aus Wolken und blauem Himmel.

– Zwei steinerne Statuen von maennlich-gelesenen Personen, nebeneinander stehend, mit ernstem Ausdruck. Hintergrund aus Wolken und blauem Himmel.

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Dr. Gelinada Grinchenko (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich),
Prof. Dr. Violeta Davoliūtė (Vilnius University),
Prof. Dr. Jan C. Behrends (European University Viadrina, Frankfurt (Oder)) and
Dr. Jörg Morré (Museum Berlin-Karlshorst, moderator)



The “Great Patriotic War” remains a central point of reference in the memory of World War II in the post-Soviet space to this day. However, since the collapse of the Soviet Union, diverse and at times conflicting cultures of remembrance have developed. What role does the Soviet war myth play today in Russia, Ukraine, and Lithuania? How is it politically exploited, reinterpreted, or challenged? Prof. Dr. Gelinada Grinchenko, Prof. Dr. Violeta Davoliūtė, and Prof. Dr. Jan C. Behrends will discuss these questions.



In cooperation with the Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania in Germany.

The event will feature simultaneous interpretation in German and English.



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