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Leonid Marushchak – The Soviet Pieta
Moderator: Dana Brezhnieva
Lecture
Transcarpathian Museum of Folk Architecture and Life,
October 17, 2024, Uzhhorod

A lecture by Leonid Marushchak “The Soviet Pieta”. The author explores the origins of the memorial tradition of the tragic pages of Ukrainian history in the twentieth century and its layering in time and space on the example of a monument in Vynohradiv, Zakarpattia region.

Leonid Marushchak, historian, co-founder of the NGO Museum Open for Renovation.

The SNRA residence draws attention to the role of culture and art during the russian-Ukrainian war, aims to implement institutionally critical projects related to cultural heritage (tangible and intangible), development of artistic-cultural institutions.

The SNRA residency program, the participation of Dana Brezhnieva and the lecture of Leonid Marushchak were implemented thanks to the grant support from The Académie des beaux-arts in Paris (French Academy of Fine Arts)

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