Between Lenin and Bandera: Decommunization and Multivocality in Post‐Euromaidan Ukraine.

This review examines Anna Kutkina's ethnographic study, *Between Lenin and Bandera: Decommunization and Multivocality in Post-Euromaidan Ukraine*, which analyzes public responses to Ukraine's 2015 decommunization laws aimed at removing Soviet symbols and reframing historical narratives. Based on extensive fieldwork and interviews across multiple Ukrainian cities from 2013 to 2018, Kutkina applies theoretical frameworks such as Mikhail Bakhtin's heteroglossia to explore the diverse societal voices engaging with these laws and related political imagery. While the study offers valuable insights into grassroots perspectives and the complex dialogue surrounding Ukraine's post-revolutionary identity, the reviewer notes limitations including a narrow urban sample, lack of broader historical context, imprecise use of key terms, and incomplete engagement with relevant scholarship and public opinion data. The review also highlights the omission of Volodymyr Zelensky's 2019 presidential victory and the role of anti-corruption sentiment as a significant factor in Ukraine's ongoing decommunization process.