The Privatization of the Past: When a Monument Becomes a Hostage of the Future

Collage by Olena Zelenina.

Today, history has ceased to be a herbarium of dry facts. It has become a valid martial statute, an instrument of legitimization of aggression and a baton in the hands of justice. When we look at bronze marshals or granite steles, we see not only the past - we see a reflection of modern conflicts, where morality and legality often change places.