CzarnobajewkaCulture vs. War: Culture as a mean of aggression and a tool of resistance. Debate on the 2nd anniversary of the Russian full-scale aggression of Ukraine
#AnnaFotyga .
Weaponisation of culture by Russia in order to pursue its imperialistic goals is not a new phenomenon. Alexander #Pushkin, perceived by many as a romantic and sensitive poet, in my country, #Poland, is foremost remembered for brutal attacks on our aspirations for freedom, as in the poem “To the Slanderers of Russia”.
For the peoples of the #Caucasus, Mikhail #Lermontov played a similar role in the pursuit of Russian colonialism. This Russian cultural imperialism did not stop even when the #Bolsheviks overthrew the system. And it still plays a key role in #Russia today.
While Western cultural elites still think that Russian culture is beyond politics, #Putin uses it not only to justify the crime of #aggression, but also to continue #genocide, denying Ukrainians the very right to exist as a nation. He banished those few who refused to glorify the concept of “#RusskyMir”. And is doing his best to make sure that Russia’s “Z” soldiers are supported by a powerful cultural offensive.
#AnnaFotyga .
Weaponisation of culture by Russia in order to pursue its imperialistic goals is not a new phenomenon. Alexander #Pushkin, perceived by many as a romantic and sensitive poet, in my country, #Poland, is foremost remembered for brutal attacks on our aspirations for freedom, as in the poem “To the Slanderers of Russia”.
For the peoples of the #Caucasus, Mikhail #Lermontov played a similar role in the pursuit of Russian colonialism. This Russian cultural imperialism did not stop even when the #Bolsheviks overthrew the system. And it still plays a key role in #Russia today.
While Western cultural elites still think that Russian culture is beyond politics, #Putin uses it not only to justify the crime of #aggression, but also to continue #genocide, denying Ukrainians the very right to exist as a nation. He banished those few who refused to glorify the concept of “#RusskyMir”. And is doing his best to make sure that Russia’s “Z” soldiers are supported by a powerful cultural offensive.
T.B. Cristão 