Nikolay Koposov

Nikolay Koposov, Visiting Professor of Russian and Eastern European Studies at Emory University, is the author of Memory Laws, Memory Wars: The Politics of the Past in Europe and Russia.

Memory laws and nationalist lies

A controversial law recently enacted by Poland's ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party has attracted a tremendous amount of attention around the world for its criminalisation of expressions like “Polish death camps.” But the law is intended to be much more than a means to get people to mind their language.

6y ago
March 24, 2018
March 24, 2018

Memory laws and nationalist lies

A controversial law recently enacted by Poland's ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party has attracted a tremendous amount of attention around the world for its criminalisation of expressions like “Polish death camps.” But the law is intended to be much more than a means to get people to mind their language.

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