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The Presence of the Past—30 Years after the Collapse of the Soviet Union

Due to technical problems, the event has been postponed to December 17, 2021, 5 p.m. After tyrannies, dictatorships or wars, every society and every state is faced with the question of how to deal with the crimes committed, with the victims and perpetrators. The forms of dealing with the past are very diverse. The ten-part event series “Transitional Justice” aims to show different aspects of social and legal processes of coming to terms with the past after system upheavals and to provide insights into the culture and politics of remembrance in their respective national contexts. The series will be moderated by Tamina Kutscher, editor-in-chief of dekoder.org. Mysterious attacks on political opponents, repressions against protesters and the illegal annexation of Crimea identify the Russian Federation as an authoritarian state and remind one of the frigid times of the Cold War. Imperial ambitions seem to determine not only Russian politics, the relationship with the neighboring states of Ukraine and Belarus, but also the nostalgic aspirations of parts of the population. The past has become the present. What narrative of the Soviet Union is being told in Russia today? What role does Stalinism play in Russian, Ukrainian and Belarusian historical policy? How can the cruel gulag system and the mass murders under Stalin’s regime be remembered? What is the relationship between the work of NGOs and the governments of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine? The sixth event "The Presence of the Past—30 Years after the Collapse of the Soviet Union" on November 23, 2021 will address these and other questions. The discussion will be held in German and English, simultaneously translated and broadcasted on two livestreams in German and English. You are welcome to participate with questions and comments in the YouTube chat or via email to veranstaltungen@bundesstiftung-aufarbeitung.de. Online discussion: Alesja Belanovich-Petz I German Association for East European Studies, Berlin Juri Durkot | Translator and Journalist, Lemberg/Lviv Dr. Mischa Gabowitsch | Einstein Forum Moderation: Tamina Kutscher | dekoder.org Organiser Federal Foundation for the Study of the Communist Dictatorship in Eastern Germany Federal Government Commissioner for the New Federal States