Soviet Politics of Memory in Southern Bessarabia and Northern Bukovyna: Representation of the Past and Mythmaking during World War II.
Role: Author
Viktor Drozdov
Ph.D.
Description of the field of scientific research:
Viktor studies politics of memory, the history of Ukraine, and the history of Stalinism, with particular attention to annexed Ukrainian territories in the mid-twentieth century. His research interests also include historical regional studies, historical urban studies, and the analysis of commemorative practices and mechanisms of Soviet mythmaking.
List of duties:
He holds the position of Associate Professor at the Department of History and Methods of Teaching History. He teaches courses in Ukrainian history and history education methodology, participates in departmental research activities, and contributes to methodological and organizational work. He is also involved in expert activities related to quality assurance in higher education.
Professional experience:
His professional experience includes teaching, research, and administrative work in higher education. From 2009 to 2020, he worked as a Senior Lecturer and Associate Professor at the Department of Ukrainian and World History and Culture at Izmail State University of Humanities. Between 2017 and 2020, he served as Head of the Academic and Methodological Office, and in 2020–2021 as Head of the Department of History and Methods of Teaching History.
Since 2021, he has been working as an Associate Professor at the same department. In 2021–2023, he completed doctoral studies at Zaporizhzhia National University and is currently working on a doctoral dissertation on Soviet politics of memory in annexed Ukrainian territories in 1939–1953. He is a member of the National Union of Local Historians of Ukraine, an accreditation expert for the National Agency for Higher Education Quality Assurance, and a member of the editorial board of a peer-reviewed academic journal in history.