Ukraine’s Museum of Anti-Terrorist Operation
Journal Title: Соціологія: теорія, методи, маркетинг - Year 2018, Vol 3, Issue
Abstract
The ATO museum, which opened its doors to the public in May 2016, is indisputably something more than mere chronicles of an armed conflict in Ukraine’s eastern borderlands. Well, like other military museums, it skilfully recreates a battlefield atmosphere. The museum celebrates the bravery of Ukrainian soldiers fighting against the enemy — the terrorists who are encroaching on their homeland. It also draws attention to the sufferings of civilians, who suddenly became victims of Putin’s hybrid war. Yet, that is not all. Another aspect that comes to the fore (albeit it is not stated directly) is the museum’s role in boosting Ukrainian national identity. The “anti-terrorist narrative”, as the author puts it, may be a unique tool for unifying Ukrainian nation. Quite often, a common enemy overrides linguistic or cultural differences: it makes people feel united around the most basic of human needs — survival. The location of the museum does not seem to have been chosen at random. On the one hand, Dnipro is just 100 kilometres away from the front line. On the other hand, this region did not always lean towards pro-Ukrainian political forces. But the four-year conflict has made Dnipro a bulwark of Ukrainian unity and independence.
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ABEL POLESE
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