
24/03/2025
📢 We are pleased to announce the upcoming release of MEDIEVALISM IN RUSSIAN AND UKRANIAN POLITICAL DISCOURSES, edited by Anastasija Ropa.
Since the dissolution of the USSR, medieval history has been a powerful tool in Eastern European political narratives. Figures like Prince Vladimir/Volodymyr the Great and Ilya of Murom have been contested symbols, claimed by both Russia and Ukraine. ⚔️🏰 The ongoing conflict has only intensified the use—and misuse—of medieval history in public discourse, education, and propaganda.
This multidisciplinary volume brings together international scholars to explore how medievalism appears in statues, fiction, cartoons, tourism, and popular history, revealing its role as both a political weapon and a cultural foundation.
📅 Available in print April 2025! Stay tuned!
🔗 See more here: https://tinyurl.com/4nxman8z