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Ep. 13: Reclaiming the Past: Folklore and Local History in Lithuania, 1940-1990
Guest: Odeta Rudling
Host: Violeta Davoliūtė
In this episode of the EUROPAST podcast, Violeta Davoliūtė speaks with historian Odeta Rudling (Lund University) about her research on folklore, tourism, and nation-building in Soviet Lithuania. Rudling’s recent book, Von der nationalen Form zum nationalen Inhalt ("From National Form to National Content", Harrasowitz Verlag, 2023), explores how Soviet policies unintentionally fostered a sense of national identity, leading to the cultural revival that fueled the Singing Revolution of the late 1980s.
The conversation ranges from grassroots folklore movements to KGB surveillance, from the revival of pagan traditions to the ideological instrumentalization of "authenticity," revealing how everyday practices became powerful tools of cultural control and resistance.
Tune in to learn how traditional culture, local tourism, and public history helped shape modern Lithuanian identity — and how these dynamics played out across the Soviet Union.
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In the EUROPAST Podcast, we explore Europe's most pressing challenges of public history. We investigate the complex and contested spaces of public memory, memory activism and best practices for engaging the public in a dialogue about the past. The podcast series is part of a project that has received funding from the European Union under the WIDERA programme (EUROPAST project, Grant Agreement No. 101079466). More: www.europast.vu.lt
Music: Istok Zapad, Whiteheads. ℗ Croatia Records, 2021.
Host: Violeta Davoliūtė
In this episode of the EUROPAST podcast, Violeta Davoliūtė speaks with historian Odeta Rudling (Lund University) about her research on folklore, tourism, and nation-building in Soviet Lithuania. Rudling’s recent book, Von der nationalen Form zum nationalen Inhalt ("From National Form to National Content", Harrasowitz Verlag, 2023), explores how Soviet policies unintentionally fostered a sense of national identity, leading to the cultural revival that fueled the Singing Revolution of the late 1980s.
The conversation ranges from grassroots folklore movements to KGB surveillance, from the revival of pagan traditions to the ideological instrumentalization of "authenticity," revealing how everyday practices became powerful tools of cultural control and resistance.
Tune in to learn how traditional culture, local tourism, and public history helped shape modern Lithuanian identity — and how these dynamics played out across the Soviet Union.
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In the EUROPAST Podcast, we explore Europe's most pressing challenges of public history. We investigate the complex and contested spaces of public memory, memory activism and best practices for engaging the public in a dialogue about the past. The podcast series is part of a project that has received funding from the European Union under the WIDERA programme (EUROPAST project, Grant Agreement No. 101079466). More: www.europast.vu.lt
Music: Istok Zapad, Whiteheads. ℗ Croatia Records, 2021.
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Host: Violeta Davoliūtė
In this episode of the EUROPAST podcast, Violeta Davoliūtė speaks with historian Odeta Rudling (Lund University) about her research on folklore, tourism, and nation-building in Soviet Lithuania. Rudling’s recent book, Von der nationalen Form zum nationalen Inhalt ("From National Form to National Content", Harrasowitz Verlag, 2023), explores how Soviet policies unintentionally fostered a sense of national identity, leading to the cultural revival that fueled the Singing Revolution of the late 1980s.
The conversation ranges from grassroots folklore movements to KGB surveillance, from the revival of pagan traditions to the ideological instrumentalization of "authenticity," revealing how everyday practices became powerful tools of cultural control and resistance.
Tune in to learn how traditional culture, local tourism, and public history helped shape modern Lithuanian identity — and how these dynamics played out across the Soviet Union.
____
In the EUROPAST Podcast, we explore Europe's most pressing challenges of public history. We investigate the complex and contested spaces of public memory, memory activism and best practices for engaging the public in a dialogue about the past. The podcast series is part of a project that has received funding from the European Union under the WIDERA programme (EUROPAST project, Grant Agreement No. 101079466). More: www.europast.vu.lt
Music: Istok Zapad, Whiteheads. ℗ Croatia Records, 2021.
Host: Violeta Davoliūtė
In this episode of the EUROPAST podcast, Violeta Davoliūtė speaks with historian Odeta Rudling (Lund University) about her research on folklore, tourism, and nation-building in Soviet Lithuania. Rudling’s recent book, Von der nationalen Form zum nationalen Inhalt ("From National Form to National Content", Harrasowitz Verlag, 2023), explores how Soviet policies unintentionally fostered a sense of national identity, leading to the cultural revival that fueled the Singing Revolution of the late 1980s.
The conversation ranges from grassroots folklore movements to KGB surveillance, from the revival of pagan traditions to the ideological instrumentalization of "authenticity," revealing how everyday practices became powerful tools of cultural control and resistance.
Tune in to learn how traditional culture, local tourism, and public history helped shape modern Lithuanian identity — and how these dynamics played out across the Soviet Union.
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In the EUROPAST Podcast, we explore Europe's most pressing challenges of public history. We investigate the complex and contested spaces of public memory, memory activism and best practices for engaging the public in a dialogue about the past. The podcast series is part of a project that has received funding from the European Union under the WIDERA programme (EUROPAST project, Grant Agreement No. 101079466). More: www.europast.vu.lt
Music: Istok Zapad, Whiteheads. ℗ Croatia Records, 2021.