How is the current violence in Europe transforming our view of history? This event explores the impact of Russia’s war of aggression on contemporary Ukrainian remembrance culture and museum work related to World War II.
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Erinnern im Krieg – Erinnerung im Wandel. Ukrainische Erinnerungskultur im Kontext des aktuellen Krieges.
The focus is on modern, societal forms of remembrance as well as the working conditions of historical learning sites in the context of war. We also draw a connection to Berlin’s landscape of remembrance and invite reflection on German and Ukrainian perspectives.
PROGRAM
Welcome
Dr. Silke Krohn, Head of Education and Outreach, Documentation Center for Flight, Expulsion, and Reconciliation
Dr. Kristiane Janeke, Federal Executive Board Member of the German War Graves Commission
Dr. Kateryna Rietz-Rakul, Director of the Ukrainian Institute in Germany
Keynote
Robin Wagener, Chair of the German-Ukrainian Parliamentary Group
Panel Discussion
Dr. Franziska Davies, Research Associate, Leibniz Center for Contemporary History
Yurii Savchuk, Director General of the National Museum of the History of Ukraine in World War II, Kyiv
Dr. Jörg Morré, Director of the Museum Berlin-Karlshorst
Yevheniia Moliar, art historian, Technical University of Berlin
Moderator: Dominik Tomenendal, Head of the Department of Remembrance Culture and Networking, Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge e.V.
A reception will follow.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Doors open: 5:30 p.m.
Languages: German and Ukrainian. Simultaneous interpretation will be provided.
FREE ADMISSION
REGISTRATION REQUIRED
A collaboration between the Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge e.V., the Ukrainian Institute in Germany, and the Documentation Center for Flight, Expulsion, and Reconciliation.
Additional information
Dates
May 2026
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