“Sacred Fires” in Latvian War Commemoration, 1924-1940: A Case Study for a Global History of Eternal Flames

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Paper presented at the ASEEES Virtual Convention panel "Monuments, Memory, and Meaning: Contested Heritage in Political Transitions"   This paper explores the historical significance of sacred fires (svētās uguns) in Latvian war commemoration in the interwar period, positioning them within…

Discussant on the ASEEES panel “Memory Politics in Times of the Russia-Ukraine War”

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This panel examines various dimensions of memory politics in the Russia-Ukraine war, ranging from from state-driven political manipulation of historical memory to grassroots debates over various interpretations of the past and the emergence of digital memory wars. It explores questions…