De-communisation in Ukraine: design, implementation and interpretations
Date and time:
Thursday 3 November, 2016
19:00 - 20:30
Location:
Ukrainian Institute London
79 Holland Park
London
W11 3SW
Ukraine’s Institute of National Remembrance became prominent following the widely-discussed policies of “de-communization”. Starved of resources, the Institute has a vast array of tasks to grapple with: it drafted the de-communization legislation, oversees the process of re-naming Ukrainian towns and streets, the removal of totalitarian movements, and developing content for Ukrainian history museums. Naturally, the dramatic identity makeover spurs tensions and opposition, both inside Ukraine and abroad. In 2015, some 60 Western scholars published a joint letter criticizing the policy.
Alina Shpak, Deputy Director of the Ukrainian Institute of National Remembrance, will give a talk and address these controversies.
The talk will be moderated by Marina Pesenti, Director, Ukrainian Institute London.
This event will be held in English.
FREE
Speaker
Alina Shpak
Alina Shpak was among the authors of the four “de-communisation” laws adopted by the Parliament of Ukraine in April 2015. Shpak was also Deputy Director of the Security Service of Ukraine Archives, responsible for declassification and open access to KGB documents. She acts as an expert for the Reanimation Package of Reforms, a civic platform that serves as a coordination center for the development and implementation of key reforms in Ukraine. Ms Shpak has written manuals and trained staff on access to information and archival documents, policy-making, advocacy, quality management system.
