Western policies of appeasement produced a monster… again
The West did not stop Hitler in 1938 In 1938, Adolf Hitler and his Nazi army seized a…
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Moscow seeks to use Babyn Yar against Ukrainians; Ukrainians want a memorial to the victims
There are two competing projects for a memorial at Babyn Yar [also known as Babi Yar], the site…
May 14: Day of Remembrance of Ukrainians who saved Jews during World War II
As of January 1, 2020, 2,659 Ukrainians have been honoured by the State of Israel with the title…
Putin’s “Trojan horse” in Ukraine — Babyn Yar and Holocaust memorialization
The Russian project is indeed a “Trojan horse”, as Yost Zissels, a Ukrainian dissident of Jewish origin and…
Memory wars and other battles
Let’s take a look at how Russia remembers its history. For example, Russian President Vladimir Putin recently tried…
“Holocaust Disneyland” on mass graves in Kyiv – result of weak national memory policy
The museum is planned to be built in Babyn Yar, where the largest executions were committed by Nazi…
Facing Corona setback, Kremlin regroups forces on “memory front”
For the Russian leadership, the May celebration was of paramount importance. It was assumed that 2020 will see…
False accusations of antisemitism haunt Ukraine as Putin pushes his narrative at Holocaust Forum
Respected Anti-Defamation League and its survey on antisemitism: what’s wrong This season’s first accusation of Ukraine’s purported antisemitism…
Jewish survivors of Babi Yar Holocaust massacre recall events, reconstruct exact shooting location
The massacre committed by the Nazis and local collaborators in the Babi Yar ravine on 29-30 September 1941,…
Eva.Stories: real-life Holocaust diary on Instagram that was shot by a Ukrainian company in Lviv
What if a girl had an Instagram account during the Holocaust? The account Eva.Stories on the popular social…
Putin says Russia ‘ruled by God’ and presents Russians as victims of Holocaust
Many of Vladimir Putin’s supporters only ten days ago were expressing concern that he had not launched his…
Nazi dreams of an enslaved Ukraine: the blind spot of Germany’s historical memory – Timothy Snyder
When we ask why historical responsibility, why German historical responsibility, I want to begin from the universal point…
Diplomatic tightrope and historical memory: Ukraine-Israel foreign policy audit
Relations between Ukraine and Israel are distant and close at the same time. As a home for the…
Why compare the Holodomor and the Holocaust
Professor Philippe de Lara gave a lecture about the unique nature of the two genocides: the Holocaust as…
Understanding the Ukrainians in WWII Part 3. Of German plans and German collaborators.
On May 22 Volodymyr Katriuk, a Ukrainian World War II veteran and a suspected participant in the massacre…
Ukraine remembers the “forgotten” Holocaust victims
Five memorials for Holocaust victims are being dedicated in western Ukraine. They are intended to pay respect to…
Holocaust Remembrance Day
April 15th, 2015 is known in Israel and abroad as Yom HaShoah (יום השואה) or a “Holocaust and…
Timothy Snyder: Ukraine is but one aspect of a much larger strategy that threatens European order
In the year since Ukraine’s Euromaidan Revolution, Russia has done much to undermine Ukraine’s sovereignty. It annexed Crimea…
Ukraine and Auschwitz: history and politics
On January 27, 2015, delegations from 40 world countries will arrive in the Polish town of Oświęcim to…