May 18 – How can we build a culture of memory, rather than historical memory as a concept in itself? This was the focus of the Fifth International Meeting of organizations active in the field of European memory, which took place in recent days in Tallinn, Estonia. The event, organized by the European Commission, saw the participation of 60 representatives from 28 EU member states, selected for their specific activities in the field of the common European memory. These include the University of Macerata (with the Department of Political Science, Communication and International Relations), invited as group leader for “Age,” which stands for Amnesia Gulag in Europe. “Age” is funded by the European program “Europe for citizens” and sees the Professor Natasha Mattucci coordinate the project. The project wants to fill the memory void that, for decades, in Italy and in Europe, ignored the history of the persecutions and exterminations carried out in the Soviet Gulag. The young students involved have shown great interest in the drama of those who were deported due to their origins or ideas. And now the European citizens office opened a webpage dedicated to Age on its portal.
