During the round table experts from Lithuania, Slovak Republic, Russia, Ukraine, Moldova and Belarus will share their opinions on the topic.
Programme of the event:
- 13:00 – 13:10 Welcome words. Kiryll Atamanchyk, Master of cultural heritage;
- 13:10 – 13:30 “Slovakia – a difficult case of de-communization”. Juraj Marušiak, PhD (Slovak Republic);
- 13:30 – 13:50 “Decommunization and the Historical Policy of AntiCommunism in the Republic of Moldova in the 2010s”. Alexandr Voronovici, PhD (Moldova/Russia);
- 13:50 – 14:10 “Leaving the USSR: decommunization in Ukraine as politics and practice”. Yana Prymachenko, PhD (Ukraine);
- 14:10 – 14:20 Break;
- 14:20 – 14:40 “The Struggle for History as a Paradigm of the Historical Process: From the USSR to Putinism”. Irina Flige (Russia);
- 14:40-15:00 “The fate of the Soviet heritage in Belarus: continuity, selection, recontextualization?” Aliaksei Bratachkin (Belarus);
- 15:00 – 15:30 Discussion.
Moderator: Kiryll Atamanchyk, Master of cultural heritage.
NB! The event will take place on June 16, at 1 PM (Lithuanian time) via Zoom. To participate, please register until June 14 (inclusive) via the link.
Language of the event: Russian (translation to English will also be available).
Wilfried Martens Center for European Studies (Belgium) and the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (Belarus), with the participation of the European Humanities University, are implementing a common project “Communist heritage in Belarus and EU countries: problems of interpretation and relevance of preservation”. Three round tables are planned within the project framework. On May 20, the second round table on the topic “Museum of Soviet History. Repression and / or nostalgia: how to get out of the trap?” will be held.
Invited speakers:
- Dr. Valdemaras Klumbys (Lithuania):
- Dr. Anton Vacharadze (Georgia);
- Daria Bikmansurova (Russia);
- Dr. Iryna Sklokina (Ukraine);
- Dr. Stsiapan Stureika (Belarus);
- Dr. Jakub Jaresh (Czech Republic).
Moderator: Candidate of Historical Sciences, Professor of European Humanities University Iryna Ramanava.
NB! The event will take place on May 20, at 1 PM (Lithuanian time) via Zoom. To participate, please register until May 19 (inclusive) via the link.
Language of the event: Russian (translation to English will also be available).
Wilfried Martens Center for European Studies (Belgium) and the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (Belarus), with the participation of the European Humanities University, are implementing a common project “Communist heritage in Belarus and EU countries: problems of interpretation and relevance of preservation”. Three round tables are planned within the project framework. On April 29, the first round table on the topic “Soviet heritage: monuments, toponymy, architecture. Conservation? Interpretation? Liquidation?” will be held.
During the round table, the issue of the practice of decommunization of the cultural landscape in Eastern Europe, the goals and limitations of such a policy will be considered, as well as the prospects for dealing with the Soviet heritage in Belarus.
Invited speakers:
- Rasa Čepaitienė (Lithuania);
- Oleksandra Gaidai (Ukraine);
- Ivan Satsukevich (Belarus);
- Siarhei Chareuski (Belarus);
- Joanna Kaluzhna (Poland).
Moderator: Candidate of Sociological Sciences, Associate Professor of Polotsk State University, Aliaksei Lastouski.
NB! The event will take place on April 29, at 4 PM (Lithuanian time) via Zoom. To participate, please register until April 27 (inclusive) via the link.
Language of the event: Russian (translation to English will also be available).