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At War: The Inheritance of History

April 1, 2022

What has the war in Ukraine brought? How important is finding cultural identity in the former Soviet Union? Filmmakers and eastern European experts describe the impact and background behind Russia’s war of aggression.

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Filmstills aus DONBASS
Image: Salzgeber

Prophetic Cinema

Ukrainian Filmmaker Sergei Loznitsa has impressively documented the Russian military intervention in Crimea and eastern Ukraine. Back in 2018 he claimed the Donbass was in limbo, in a film of the same name. Was the war in Ukraine foreseeable?

 

Ukraine - Tag der Nationalflagge in Kiew - Werchowna Rada
Image: ukrin/dpa/picture alliance

The Fight for Cultural Autonomy

For centuries Ukraine has been fighting against “Russification”. German historian and Eastern Europe expert Karl Schlögel describes the historical background of the war in Ukraine, post-Soviet culture and European identity.

 

Belarus Minsk | Protest der Opposition
Image: Natalia Fedosenko/TASS/imago images

Make a Stand!

In Belarus in 2020 the impossible was made possible: Hundreds of thousands headed to the streets to protest against dictator Lukashenko. Director Aliaksei Paulyan documented the protests. His film “Courage” is a topical plea for courage and humanity.

 

Deutschland, Berlin | Polizisten entfernen ukrainische Flagge am Sowjetischen Ehrenmal
Image: Kay Nietfeld/dpa/picture alliance

From Friend to Enemy

Fear has returned. Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has put the world in shock. Especially in eastern Germany, where there was much sympathy for Russia. The GDR and Soviet Union were sibling countries. What remains left of it all?

 

 

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