Occupation and Communism in Eastern European Museums

This book is an indispensable guide to the complexities of the post-communist efforts to institutionalise, through museums and exhibitions, various memories of the defunct dictatorial regimes. * Vladimir Tismaneanu, Professor of Politics, University of Maryland, USA *
Occupation and Communism in Eastern European Museums is a wonderful testimony to the power of scholarship to intervene, through sharp analysis, in memory debates and act as a counterforce to those right-wing populist nationalisms that are currently endangering democracies across east-central and eastern Europe – and the wider world. * Stefan Berger, Professor of History and Director of the Institute for Social Movements, House for the History of the Ruhr, Germany *
Eastern Europe is a place where history really matters: it evokes heated passions and conflicts, both within nations and between states, and museums are at the forefront of this battlefield. This book greatly helps understand the complicated and fascinating east European memory landscape and the pivotal role the museums play in it. * Pawel Machcewicz, Professor of History, Institute of Political Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences *
The volume is an excellent interdisciplinary contribution to the field of museum studies, memory studies and studies of Communism in Eastern Europe. * Slavonic & East European Review *