Presentations by Streams

The papers in this panel present results from the ongoing research project Normemo: Memory politics in the North: Norway and Russia 1993-2023. The project examines the memory politics and memory culture in Northwest Russia and in Russia's relations with its nordic neighbours throughout the post-Soviet period. The papers critically examine the transformation of historical narratives and memory work in local communities, at borders and on interstate diplomatic level. Scrutinizing processes of negotiations, contestations and adaptations between (trans-)regional and federal mnemonic actors, we explore the discussions that evolve around representing the past at regional level, what normative attitudes they reveal, and what material and symbolic resources act and compete in these processes.