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ID159259
Title Properpower of place, or powerless places? Hybrid attitudes towards Soviet symbols in post-Soviet Georgia
LanguageENG
AuthorKabachnik, Peter
Summary / Abstract (Note)This article explores the hybridity of commemoration by analysing people’s attitudes to three types of contested Soviet symbols in post-Soviet Georgia. I draw on 62 in-depth qualitative interviews conducted in 2012–2013 with Georgians in Tbilisi, Georgia. These interviews focused on what people thought about places of memory, Soviet symbols in public space, and memory politics and policies in contemporary Georgia. I examine their opinions of three different types of reminders of the Soviet past in public space: general Soviet symbols; street names; and the Stalin monument in Gori. This analysis reveals their diverse understandings of place and highlights the hybridity of their responses to the different elements of Soviet symbolism. This not only prevents one from creating ideal typologies when considering places of memory, but also highlights the impact of the form and location of the symbol. I also identify two ways that people conceptualize place, one that recognizes the power of place, and the other that perceives place as powerless.
`In' analytical NoteCentral Asian Survey Vol. 37, No.2; Jun 2018: p.265-285
Journal SourceCentral Asian Survey Vol: 37 No 2
Key WordsGeorgia ;  Place ;  Memory ;  Stalin ;  Post-Soviet Space ;  Monuments


 
 
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