The (Post)Soviet Memory Studies Center

What emotions are prevalent in different political regimes? How are emotions expressed during radical regime change? Find out in the publications co-authored by @JUlinskaite (links in 🧵). #emotions #postsocialisttransformation #totalitarianism #authoritarianism #democracy

📢"The opening of the archives in 🇺🇦 is a means to fight against the repetition of the past," says Emilia Koustova in the latest episode of the #EUROPAST podcast on the research of #Soviet repressions. ▶️YT: bit.ly/EmiliaKoustova… ▶️SC: bit.ly/EmiliaKoustova… #OralHistory

📑Read here: etalpykla.lituanistika.lt/fedora/objects…

🎉Congrats to Valda Budreckaitė on the award for a human-centered approach in political research for her paper on transformation (🔗in comments)! The award is part of the Institute for Phenomenological Research competition for the best qualitative work. 📸Rūta Chlomauskaitė.

#OralHistory #Ukraine

📢 #EUROPAST invites #PublicHistory practitioners and museum researchers to an interactive workshop on May 13th at the National Museum of Lithuania to discuss potential solutions to contemporary museum challenges. 🔵 Learn more and register: t.ly/gRl28

❗️New #EUROPAST Podcast episode! In Ep. 3, Dr. V. Rimaitė-Beržiūnienė discusses the intersection of war and memory with Prof. @MMalksoo (@uni_copenhagen). ▶️YouTube: youtube.com/watch?v=ZEK_vA… ☁️SoundCloud: soundcloud.com/europast/europ…

🎙️ The second episode of the #EUROPAST Podcast is OUT NOW! In it, Violeta Davoliūtė talks with Jonathan Brent, CEO and executive director of the @yivoinstitute, about the critical role of archives in the historiography of the Cold War. 🎧 Listen here: youtu.be/svzDDpToENI

In her newest article, @VBudreckaite argues that the #PostSoviet transformation in Lithuania should be characterised as a break (or breaks) related to the present day rather than a period since it has no clear margins. Find out more here: bit.ly/41MbHid

🔷 One of the final panels of the #AnnualConference on #art, #publichistory and #memory in the context of (in)security challenges. @Euro_past

🔥CfP for the #EUROPAST edited volume "Turning Points of Public History in Europe since 1945" is now open! Learn more: europast.vu.lt/get-involved/e…

Yet another creative student project on memory.tspmi.vu.lt! A group of @TSPMI students "hopped on" trolleybus 🚎 No. 7 in #Vilnius to collect memories about the residential neighbourhoods on its route.

Photo by Zenonas Bulgakovas, "Švaros diena", 1975.

Proud to present our students' work on life in the courtyards of #Soviet mass construction districts! Find out more at memory.tspmi.vu.lt 🏡🏚️

❗️#EUROPAST research colloquium tomorrow! P. A. Stepavičius (@VU_LT, Vilnius Museum) will share his insights on creating one special exhibition. Find out more bellow👇 Register here: bit.ly/EUROPAST_RC

Check out the latest uploads to our website (memory.tspmi.vu.lt)! Among them is V. Budreckaitė's (@TSPMI) article on the #memory of the #PostSoviet agricultural transformation. A true must-read in the field! Illustration: ©️ Sigitas Parulskis, "Atminties skeletai", 2020.

🔜 Looking forward to the next #EUROPAST research colloquium! P. A. Stepavičius (@VU_LT, Vilnius Museum) will share his insights on creating one special exhibition. Are you a young researcher at #EUROPAST partner institution? Get your own colloquium here: bit.ly/EUROPAST_RC

💬 Productive academic exchange between #EUROPAST partner institutions continues! Yesterday, the project coordinator, prof. Violeta Davoliūtė (@TSPMI) visited @lunduniversity and held a seminar on ”Genealogical Writing and Perpetrator Postmemory of the Holocaust in Lithuania”.

☀️#Lund is surely beautiful this time of the year!🍂 A little moment from yesterday's evening at the #EUROPAST Researchers and Managers Lab at @lunduniversity. Day 2 begins.

This morning knowledge exchange session on international applications took place at the #EUROPAST Researchers and Managers Lab (@lunduniversity). Thanks to @FuerstJuliane (@zzfpotsdam), E. Drążkiewicz, O. Scharbrodt, and P. Jordan for sharing their insights! @ERC_Research #MSCA