In Eternal Memory: Monuments and Memorials of the Holodomor, Wiktoria Kudela-Świątek provides an in-depth examination of “places of memory” associated with the Great Famine of 1932–33 in Ukraine, supplemented by photographs from across the globe that highlight both the uniqueness of individual monuments and their commonalities. The author investigates the history, aesthetics, and symbolism of a wide array of commemorative spaces, including museums, commemorative plaques, and sites directly linked with the victims of the Holodomor (previously unmarked mass graves, for example). The book not only illuminates the range of meanings that communities of memory have invested in these sites but sheds light on the processes by which commemorative practices have evolved and been shared between Ukraine and the diaspora.
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Nicolas Dreyer of Otto Friedrich University in Bamberg, Germany, published a review of this book in The Canadian Slavonic Papers, vol. 65, no. 1, 2023, pp. 124-25.
Marko R. Stech –
Nicolas Dreyer of Otto Friedrich University in Bamberg, Germany, published a review of this book in The Canadian Slavonic Papers, vol. 65, no. 1, 2023, pp. 124-25.
Marko R. Stech –
Simone Attilio Bellezza’s review of this book was published in East/West Journal of Ukrainian Studies, Vol. 10, No. 2 (2023), pp. 235-37. Here is the link: https://ewjus.com/index.php/ewjus/article/view/893/416.