Testimony 549
Item
Title
Testimony 549
Description
In this testimony, a factory worker from Zhytomyr reflects on how pro-Russian messaging gradually became normalized before the 2022 invasion. He notes that, for some, the occupation felt unsurprising—an outcome shaped by years of soft influence rather than military force alone. His story illustrates how cultural narratives, repeated over time, prepare communities for submission by making oppression seem acceptable. It’s a quiet but telling example of what Antonio Gramsci described as hegemony: domination secured not just by coercion but through ideology and habit (Gramsci 1971).
Coverage
Zhytomyr Region
Date
2022-06-22
Identifier
549
Publisher
Narratives of War Testimony Project
Rights
C BY-NC-ND 4.0.
