34. ANALYSIS: Jade McGlynn on Russia’s turn to history and Putin’s crafting of national memory

Jade McGlynn, a senior researcher at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies, engages in a thoughtful and enlightening conversation on the crafting of memory and national identity in the Russian context. What is the 'turn to memory' and how has it intensified since the first Russian-backed incursions into Ukraine in 2014?  

Jade lived in Russia for five years until 2014 and her forthcoming book - The Kremlin's Memory Makers - is an in-depth study of the use of national memory to galvanise support for the regime. 

Jade's forthcoming book: The Kremlin's Memory Makers 

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