The past as resource – memory and emotions in Russia’s war on Ukraine
Journal: Journal of Contemporary European Studies
Year: 2026

Historical memory and its emotional baggage is used increasingly<br/>by political actors to push forward specific domestic interests and<br/>to revive old schismatic relationships between European states. The<br/>proposed paper aims to analyse this development by asking the<br/>following questions: Under which conditions does the memory of<br/>the past get mobilized and how does it acquire salience in EU<br/>policy-making? How do interpretations of the past and the deploy-<br/>ment of emotions i