Dissolved by Moscow, the NGO Memorial, co-winner of the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize, continues its fight to defend the victims of Russia's crimes. Lawyers and historians from Russia, Moldova, Ukraine and Lithuania tackled a dizzying question on Friday, April 21: how did the denial of history in Russia lead to the war in Ukraine? "The authorities have a feeling of total impunity," said Emilia Koustova, director of Slavic studies at the University of Strasbourg.