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Hijacked Memory: Russia’s Pro-War Narrative in Victory Day Celebrations in Europe

Hijacked Memory: Russia’s Pro-War Narrative in Victory Day Celebrations in Europe

Every year on May 9th, commemorative events are held in big cities across Europe, such as Vienna, Berlin, Frankfurt, and Madrid, among others to mark the “Victory day” – a celebration of the Soviet victory in World War II. The most visible is the Immortal Regiment (“Бессмертный полк”), a procession framed as a peaceful, grassroots Hijacked Memory: Russia’s Pro-War Narrative in Victory Day Celebrations in Europe

Text of the FAR Speech for the Aachen Peace Prize

Речь Феминистского Антивоенного Сопротивления на вручении Аахенской премии мира

On September 1, 2023, the Feminist Anti-War Resistance, together with the Human Rights Defenders Fund, received the Aachen Peace Prize. The Aachen Peace Prize is a civil initiative established in 1988. Every year, the award is given to two individuals or organizations. Among its previous laureates are: the Soldiers’ Mothers of St. Petersburg (Russia), Women Text of the FAR Speech for the Aachen Peace Prize