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Creator: Hussinger, Melanie; Raupach, Hajo
Title: Herbst der Erinnerung = The Autumn of Memory
Subtitle: Partizipatives Gedenken an den Großen Terror im heutigen Russland (Moskau, Oktober 2021) = Participatory Remembrance of the Great Terror in Today’s Russia (Moscow, October 2021)
DOI: 10.15457/frictions/0023
Description:
This photo essay features photographs by Melanie Hussinger, with accompanying texts from her and her colleague Hajo Raupach. In October 2021 they travelled to Moscow to witness participatory commemorative practices on the Remembrance Day of the Victims of Political Repression. This was a time when the city was not only under pandemic-related restrictions, but when civil society activists and institutions were facing increasingly strict controls that since the start of the war of aggression against Ukraine have resulted in the closure of Memorial and even more intense unwillingness to countenance narratives and practices that undermine state-sanctioned memory. In the essay, they explore the efforts to commemorate victims of the Great Terror of the late 1930s. Hussinger and Raupach explore the variety of participatory remembrance practices, from family memory to civil society endeavours, and how where they fit in Moscow’s urban and mnemonic landscape.
Date of publication: 2022-12-08
Subjects: Photo reportage, Russia, masters prize, memorialization, memory, photoessay, remembrance, stalinism
Section: Research Notes
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