Hautausmaa on kulttuurinen teksti ja poliittinen manifesti: haastateltavana Ismo Björn
Ismo Björn kertoo kuolemasta: tutkittavana ilmiönä en ole kiinnostunut kuolemasta itsessään, vaan olen kiinnostunut muuttuvista hautausmaista, muistomerkeistä, hautausmaakulttuurista ja yhteiskunnasta. Oleg Reut: – Onko kuolema lähellä? Ismo Björn: Kuolema personifioituna hahmona tai tapahtumana oli lähellä eilen. Naapurissa kävi ensin ambulanssi ja sen jälkeen poliisiauto. Se kertoo, että talossa on joku kuollut. Hoitolaitoksessa, sairaalassa tai onnettomuuksissa […]
After the Victory Day: Interview with Ivan Kurilla
– Is death near? Death is always nearby. Right now, it seems a bit closer. The Doomsday clock is set to 100 seconds to midnight (since 2020), the worst position since its creation in 1947. We should, however, remember that ‘Memento mori’ is an optimistic motto:
Victory Day: Interview with Prof. Paul Goode
Is death near? Interesting interview technique. We are talking on the eve of Victory Day in Russia. What can researchers of Russian patriotism find new in the study of commemorating practices relevant to the victory over Nazi Germany in 1945? Highly ritualized occasions like Victory Day can be deceptively routine, but (as the saying goes) […]
Transnational Death: Project Update
Project Update: Transnational death: practices of death and remembrance in the transnational everyday on the Finnish-Russian border (TraDeBo) “The death is getting nearer day by day” – Paraphrase of the song by Boris Grebenshtshikov The Sky is getting nearer Death in everyday transnational reality. Photo by Kimmo Brandt Following the massive scale invasion of Russian […]
Nine Questions about Cemetery Tourism
How can cemeteries be tourist attractions? What is behind the increasing demand for new sensations and knowledge, behind the search for weird, unusual and unique memories? What kind of ideas explains clients’ willingness to visit such dark places?What kind of motives constitute added value to promotion of selected destinations? How can various types of cemetery […]
Russian Funeral Business Goes Digital
In February State Duma deputies intend to submit a bill on the funeral business in Russia and make funerals a public service, Vedomosti business daily reports. In the Soviet era, the state was responsible for all funerals, but this mortuary monopoly was abolished after the USSR’s collapse. In 1996, Russia adopted a law according to […]