Oleksandr Abdullin
On strengthening national memory and national identity
The law was adopted ahead of Independence Day. The Director of the Ukrainian Institute of National Memory Ukrainian Institute of National Memory, Oleksandr Alfiorov, emphasized that the law is a priority for national security in the context of Russia’s war against Ukraine. According to him, it establishes the foundations of national memory, defines key crimes committed against Ukraine (including the Holodomor, political repressions, and Russia’s aggression), and forms a unified state policy on memory covering genocide, political repression, the war with Russia, and decolonization. It also aims to strengthen national resilience, protect society from Russian historical manipulation, and enhance the status of the Ukrainian Institute of National Memory through a special legal framework.
The draft law was developed by the Committee on Humanitarian and Information Policy. Its initial authors include Members of Parliament Mykyta Poturayev, Yevheniia Kravchuk, and Mykola Kniazhytskyi.
Bill information page on the website of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.
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