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Claiming the ‘right to a happy Soviet childhood’: discursive enactment of memory citizenship among Russian-speakers in Estonia

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  • Piia Tammpuu
  • Jānis Juzefovičs
  • Külliki Seppel

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Drawing on the concept of memory citizenship, this study examines the discursive enactment of citizenship evoked by social contention around memories of the Soviet past among the Russian-speaking minority in Estonia. It scrutinizes the rhetorical strategies and argumentative practices applied by Estonian Russian-speakers in social media discourse to defy the perceived politicization of Soviet childhood and the claim for recognition and inclusion both as mnemonic actors and political subjects. The paper demonstrates the potential of digital and performative modes of citizenship for minority publics to exercise their civic agency beyond conventional realms and forms of political participation.

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  • Piia Tammpuu & Jānis Juzefovičs & Külliki Seppel, 2020. "Claiming the ‘right to a happy Soviet childhood’: discursive enactment of memory citizenship among Russian-speakers in Estonia," Journal of Baltic Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 51(2), pages 243-260, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rbalxx:v:51:y:2020:i:2:p:243-260
    DOI: 10.1080/01629778.2020.1746677
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