The Death of Historical Memory in Russia
Podcast |
On The Media
Publisher |
WNYC Studios
Media Type |
audio
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History
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Publication Date |
Mar 16, 2022
Episode Duration |
00:14:17

Russia's Memorial International maintained an archive whose purpose was to amass and preserve the crimes against humanity committed in the Soviet Union. On March 3rd it was closed down by order of the Kremlin. It was only a month ago that we first aired this piece about the threats to the archive, but already the information and media landscape in Russia is unrecognizable. Unknown numbers of journalists have fled draconian new laws that could land them in prison for 15 years for contradicting the party line on the war in Ukraine and state controlled media has has tightened its stranglehold l of the airwaves. In the chaos of the past few weeks, Memorial’s closing was - tragically, just another data point…another nail in the coffin for truth seekers. 

OTM producer Molly Schwartz - who was in Moscow but has since left, visited Memorial International and spoke with archivist Nikita Lomakin about the importance of preserving Russia’s oldest Human Rights organization. In this piece, Molly also interviews historian Ivan Kurilla, author of on-line.com/en/politics/518814-bitva-za-proshloe-kak-politika-meniaet-istoriiu-the-battle-for-the-past-how-politics-changes-history--9785961472455.html">The Battle for the Past: How Politics Changes Historyabout how the attacks on the archive resonate with Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

This is a segment from our February 11, 2022 program I’m No Expert.

 

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