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If we choose education and culture, we\u2019ll be able to choose everything else too – this was the message of the panel titled \u201cImagine there\u2019s no\u2026\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Literary historian, anthropologist, classicist and writer Svetlana Slap\u0161ak<\/a>, board member of the Center for the Defense of Human Rights \u201cMemorial\u201d Aleksandar Cherkasov<\/a><\/strong> and CRTA\u2019s Creative Director Radovan Kupres<\/a><\/strong> discussed present and past Russia, the power of nationalism, falling in love with politics, pathways to change.<\/span><\/p>\n

Cherkasov, representing one of Russia\u2019s oldest and most respected human rights organizations, was clear: <\/span>\u201cI can imagine Russia without Putin, but I must disappoint you – Russia after Putin could be dangerous. War changes Russia. Intense commitment and work will be needed in Russia after Putin\u201d<\/span><\/i>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Can we imagine anything without choice – or has politics reached the point where it leaves us with no choice, not even in whom of its actors to <\/span>fall in love with<\/span><\/i>?<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve lost the ability to gauge the importance of elections. Voting has come down to choosing whether to buy the shampoo with a pink or light blue label\u201d<\/span><\/i>, said Svetlana Slapsak.<\/span><\/p>\n

Cherkasov noted that the issue isn\u2019t with the electoral offer but rather with information about that offer.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhen it comes to elections, the problem isn\u2019t the quality of choices but the availability of information. People are prevented from making informed decisions. In reality – there is no choice\u201d<\/span><\/i>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Slapsak emphasized that culture bears the main burden of transformation. And not only culture in terms of concerts, song and dance, but also the culture of understanding and thinking.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThis change should come from the European community, the change in mindset and the awareness to speak with a lyrical voice is key to understanding politics\u201d<\/span><\/i>, added Slapsak.<\/span><\/p>\n

Cherkasov also drew attention to the culture of accepting own mistakes. Highlighting the importance of elections, he added:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe speak of elections as a sprint, but we have a marathon. In a marathon, education, culture, and what defines a person are essential when the time comes for them to choose\u201d<\/span><\/i>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Svetlana Slapsak noted that education and culture are at the 42nd kilometer of that marathon, that the struggle against revisionism and for changes is ongoing, but that women and their power to engage with everyone are crucial along the entire path.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If we choose education and culture, we\u2019ll be able to choose everything else too – this was the message of the panel titled \u201cImagine there\u2019s no\u2026\u201d Literary historian, anthropologist, classicist and writer Svetlana Slap\u0161ak, board member of the Center for the Defense of Human Rights \u201cMemorial\u201d Aleksandar Cherkasov and CRTA\u2019s Creative Director Radovan Kupres discussed…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":709,"featured_media":41481,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[957,218],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-41462","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conference-2024","category-latest-en","ciTrackContent"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nDo We Have a Choice Without Culture and Education? - CRTA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/crta.rs\/en\/do-we-have-a-choice-without-culture-and-education\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Do We Have a Choice Without Culture and Education? 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