Museum and Politics: “Normalization” of Ukraine’s Occupation in the Russian Museum Sphere
Journal: Art Research of Ukraine
Year: 2025

The article analyzes the mechanisms by which the Russian Federation legitimizes its occupation of Ukraine through museum policy, exhibition practices, and legislative regulation in the cultural sphere. It demonstrates how Russian museums — from major institutions in Moscow to regional ones, including those located in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine — participate in the appropriation of Ukrainian cultural heritage and in shaping narratives that “normalize” war and occupation. Draw