How do societies remember war? And how do collective memories affect present-day politics and life? From soldierly masculinity to the role of women in raising the next generation of soldiers, historian Karen Petrone - author of Life Has Become More Joyous, Comrades and The Great War in Russian Memory - will explore how Russian memories of World War I and II are inextricably linked to how Putin's Russia defines citizenship, promotes nationalism, legitimates militarism, and upholds gender hierarchies.