Yulia Pyankova, M.A.

PhD Candidate in History

Contact

Universität Regensburg
Graduate School for East and Southeast European Studies
Landshuter Straße 4
93047 Regensburg
Germany

+49 (0)941 / 943-5487 yulia.pyankova(at)geschichte.uni-regensburg.de

Doctoral Project

The Symbol is Born (Working Title)

I analyze artistic practices of commemoration in Russia. Using a conceptual framework grounded in visual and memory studies, as well as ritual and performance theory, I focus on sites of memory, memorial plaques, cemeteries, monuments, and memorial parks. Together with forms of digital commemoration, these outdoor practices transform communicative memory into cultural memory. They enrich the symbolic layers of the urban landscape and contribute to the preservation of collective remembrance, making annual commemorative services visible attempts to process and overcome grief.