Memory activism in the Republic of Moldova: Last address and Stolpersteine projects
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Drawing on the threefold categorisation of memory as antagonistic, cosmopolitan and agonistic, proposed by Anna Cento Bull and Hans Hansen, the article examines contemporary memory activism in the Republic of Moldova and how it contributes to creating historical narratives. Through an analysis of two memory initiatives, namely ‘The Last Address’ and ‘Stolpersteine’, designed to memorialise victims of Soviet repression and atrocities committed by the Romanian and Nazi German forces, respectively, the article uncovers the many challenges facing memory activists in Moldova where there is limited openness about these periods in recent history. Instead, different versions of the past and suppression of painful truths are subservient to contemporary political agendas.
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54(2)
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174-194
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Link to article (paywalled), Memory activism in the Republic of Moldova: Last address and Stolpersteine projects
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Memory activism in the Republic of Moldova: Last address and Stolpersteine projects. 2024: 174-194. https://archive.jpr.org.uk/10.1177/00472441241246959
