Valdai Club to Discuss the Immortal Letters of Victory
On May 6, the Valdai Club hosted a presentation of its new Valdai Paper, titled “Immortal Letters of Victory,” timed to the 80th anniversary of the Soviet victory in the Great Patriotic War. How is historical memory evolving amid today’s global tensions? Can a shared understanding of World War II’s legacy still be achieved? How can we safeguard the USSR’s pivotal role in defeating fascism in today’s media landscape? What tools and platforms can effectively preserve this legacy? Speakers: Tamara Shashikhina, Director of the Foreign Ministry MGIMO University’s Eurasian Studies Institute (co-author of the Paper) Rein Müllerson, President of the Institute of International Law in Geneva (2013–2015) (Estonia) Stanislav Kovpak, Chief Advisor of the Department of Multilateral Cooperation on Human Rights of the Russian Foreign Ministry, former representative of the Russian Ministry of Justice to the Council of Europe Biljana Vankovska, Professor, Board Member of the Transnational Foundation for Peace and Future Research (Lund, Sweden) Igor Permyakov, Director of the Russian State Archive of Contemporary History (RSACH) Moderator: Oleg Barabanov, Programme Director of the Valdai Discussion Club (co-author of the Paper)
On May 6, the Valdai Club hosted a presentation of its new Valdai Paper, titled “Immortal Letters of Victory,” timed to the 80th anniversary of the Soviet victory in the Great Patriotic War. How is historical memory evolving amid today’s global tensions? Can a shared understanding of World War II’s legacy still be achieved? How can we safeguard the USSR’s pivotal role in defeating fascism in today’s media landscape? What tools and platforms can effectively preserve this legacy? Speakers: Tamara Shashikhina, Director of the Foreign Ministry MGIMO University’s Eurasian Studies Institute (co-author of the Paper) Rein Müllerson, President of the Institute of International Law in Geneva (2013–2015) (Estonia) Stanislav Kovpak, Chief Advisor of the Department of Multilateral Cooperation on Human Rights of the Russian Foreign Ministry, former representative of the Russian Ministry of Justice to the Council of Europe Biljana Vankovska, Professor, Board Member of the Transnational Foundation for Peace and Future Research (Lund, Sweden) Igor Permyakov, Director of the Russian State Archive of Contemporary History (RSACH) Moderator: Oleg Barabanov, Programme Director of the Valdai Discussion Club (co-author of the Paper)