Weaponizing Memory: The Legal Implications of Russia’s Monument Policy on Occupied Territories of Ukraine
Journal: PRAWO i WIĘŹ
Year: 2025

This article explores Russia’s use of monuments as tools of ideological control in occupied Ukrainian territories following the 2022 invasion. Focusing on the removal, alteration, or erection of monuments and the reconfiguration of symbolic space, the study situates these actions within the frameworks of international humanitarian law and international human rights law. The article argues that by dismantling Ukrainian memorials and restoring Soviet symbols, Russia seeks to rewrite historical mem