Baltic Family Memory, Entangled Histories, and the Question of Solidarity
Journal: Helsinki University Press eBooks
Year: 2026

In this chapter, I examine the entanglement of (past and present) his¬tories, experiences and memories in the context of the Russian attack on Ukraine in 2022. The invasion of Ukraine connects to European history of World War II and the Cold War and is intertwined with my personal family history. I am the daughter and granddaughter of Baltic refugees of World War II and grew up with stories of displacement, war, and past injustice. Using an autoethnographic approach, I reveal how family memories