Politicizing Memory: Evidence from Ukraine
Journal: Problems of Post-Communism
Year: 2024

Research shows that people's perceptions of historical violence shape many present-day outcomes.Yet it is also plausible that people emphasize or downplay certain events of the past based on how these resonate with their beliefs and identities today.With a population of diverse orientations involving Russia and Europe, Ukraine in 2019 was an important case for exploring how people's present geopolitical orientations shaped perceptions of victimization in World War II.Drawing on a survey experime