The ‘Memorial Conflict’ on Polish-Russian Borderland: Warmia

Boroch, Robert

The ‘Memorial Conflict’ on Polish-Russian Borderland: Warmia

Abstract

The article discusses the ‘memorial conflict’ occurring in Warmia (Poland) near the Russian Federation border. The evidence presented in the article is the result of fieldwork from 2018-2022. Based on the research, the following observations were made regarding anthropological aggression: (1) inhabitants consider the destruction of the local symbolic culture as an act of violence; (2) the lack of associations between national and regional cultures exacerbates differences and social stratification; (3) the policies of the national administration contest with the local.

Keywords

anthropological aggression hybrid operations memorial conflict Operational Area 6: Culture Polish-Russian Borderland

Citation

Boroch, R. (2023). The ‘Memorial Conflict’ on Polish-Russian Borderland: Warmia. 'Wiedza Obronna' Issue 285, Vol 4. https://doi.org/10.34752/2023-b285

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https://open.icm.edu.pl/handle/123456789/23691

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