Viktoria Aygül
Viktoria Aygül is a Researcher at the European Centre for Minority Issues (ECMI). Her research interests include cultural memory, democratic attitudes and media discourse in post-Soviet societies. She employs quantitative and qualitative methods in order to examine the relationship between historical narratives and democratic resilience.
She is currently pursuing a PhD at Europa-Universität Flensburg, where her dissertation explores the role of cultural memory and Soviet nostalgia in shaping political trust among Russian-speaking minorities in Latvia.
Viktoria holds a Bachelor's degree in International Relations and a Master's degree in Diplomacy of the Russian Federation and Foreign Countries from Saint Petersburg State University, as well as a Master of Arts in European Studies from Europa-Universität Flensburg, Germany. She is fluent in Russian, English, and German and good command of Turkish.
Martovskaya, V. (2019). Right-wing Populism: A General Overview of Current Trends. In T.H. Malloy and C. Boulter (Eds.). Minority Issues in Europe: New Ideas and Approaches. Volume 2. (pp. 165-190). Berlin, Germany: Frank & Timme GmbH.
Martovskaya, V. (2015). Political Rhetoric and the Challenges to Diversity in Russia. ECMI Working Paper 89. Available at: www.ecmi.de/publications/ecmi-research-papers/89-political-rhetoric-and-the-challenges-to-diversity-in-russia
