Loss and damage of Ukraine’s cultural heritage: actions of the Russian Federation today compared to Germany during World War II


Jeong M.-J. Rheem S.-M. Park Y.-H. Nurtazina R. Tkach M.
2024Routledge

International Journal of Environmental Studies
2024#81Issue 184 - 92 pp.

Cultural heritage is an integral part of a people’s identity, both for future generations and for preservation of historical memory and cultural development. In the face of the aggression of the Russian Federation, preservation of Ukraine’s cultural heritage requires the joint efforts of national and international organisations, scientists and cultural experts. The paper compares the loss and damage brought about by Russia’s war on Ukraine since 2014 to the loss and damage inflicted by Germany during World War II. Both aggressors have inflicted serious damage with large-scale theft and looting of cultural values on the territory of Ukraine, destroying architectural monuments, museums and libraries, with the aim of erasing national awareness.

historical monuments , National identity , national values

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Institute for Pietatis Theologia, Kwangshin University, Gwangju, South Korea
Faculty of Journalism and Political Science, L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, Astana, Kazakhstan
Anatolii Avdiievskyi Faculty of Arts, Mykhailo Dragomanov Ukrainian State University, Kyiv, Ukraine

Institute for Pietatis Theologia
Faculty of Journalism and Political Science
Anatolii Avdiievskyi Faculty of Arts

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