| Date | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Monday, November 1, 2010 | 2:00PM - 4:00PM | Seminar Room 108N, Munk Centre For International Studies 1 Devonshire Place |
Soviet practices of the WWII memory are often perceived as a secular cult, similar to a religious one, as a substitute of the sublime in the atheistic society. However, this approach often ignores the aspects of daily practical uses of the WWII memory, its close connections to everyday realities, and individual rational aims.
In the centre of this speech there is an intertwining of the memories and commemorations of WWII with such trends in the late Soviet society as the rise of consumerism, including tourism and entertainment.
WWII was not only “the holy war” but a useful ideological argument in the struggle for living resources in society of the deficit. But still, did it question or harm the official narrative of this war? The speaker raises this and other questions in the hope of providing the food for further thought.
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