MEMORY, GENDER, SILENCE: ORAL HISTORY IN (POST-)SOVIET RUSSIA AND THE BLURRY LINE BETWEEN THE PUBLIC AND THE PRIVATE. Summary

The article presents the author's insights on oral history interviews and its significance, in which she relates her interview with Jewish women and women who survived the Nazi genocide. She considers oral history to be based on personal encounters that deserves careful considerations of addressing the privacy and ethical issues. He mentions oral interview not only contribute to uncover marginalized aspects of history but also serves as a representation of culture.