The Second World War shaped the entirety of international politics from the mid-20th century through the beginning of the 21st century. Its interpretation—primarily through the lens of the "Great Patriotic War"—has become the ethical foundation of Russian policy. Domestic perceptions of this pivotal era do not align with the assessments and perspectives that have taken root in the historical memory of other nations. While European and American narratives are fairly well-known in Russia—often surfacing in the context of heated debates at the highest political levels—non-Western interpretations have largely remained outside the purview of the Russian reading public. A collaboration between the journal *Russia in Global Affairs* and the Center for the Study of Cultural Memory and Symbolic Politics at the European University at St. Petersburg has made it possible to produce the first expert overview and analysis of this complex field. The monograph’s eleven chapters are authored by regional specialists and experts in international relations; they examine the politics of memory surrounding the Second World War in Japan, China, North and South Korea, Mongolia, India, Iran, Turkey, the Arab world, Brazil, Argentina, and Mexico. Scholars of international relations, political science, cultural studies, and history—as well as those researching the politics of memory as an interdisciplinary field—will all find a wealth of useful information and much to reflect upon here.