Memory Makers: The Politics of the Past in Putin’s Russia

Explores the Kremlin’s use of Russian history and media to cement a particular patriotic history into everyday Russian life, using the past to justify its policies, legitimize its rule, and redefine what it means to be ’good’ Russian.

Jade McGlynn is a Researcher in the War Studies department at King’s College London. She is the author of Russia’s War (2023)and editor of two volumes on memory politics and history in Eastern Europe. She holds a PhD from the University of Oxford, where she previously worked as a Lecturer in Russian. Jade’s research focusses on national identity, memory, media and popular culture in Russia and Ukraine. She is a frequent contributor to international media, including BBC, CNN, DW, Foreign Policy, The Times, The Telegraph and The Spectator.