On some formation features of the historical memory of the new generations

Abstract

The article considers the issues relating to the formation and preservation of the memory of the Great Patriotic War in the minds of younger generations. The results of two studies conducted in 2010 and 2018 were used as the empirical basis. The trends in the historical memory of the war are described, the sources of information, the role of social institutions that have a decisive influence on its formation and functioning are analyzed.

Author Biography

Nikolay L. Myslivets, Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno, 22 Ažeška Street, Hrodna 230023, Belarus

PhD (sociology), docent; head of the department of sociology and special sociological disciplines, faculty of history, communication and tourism

References

  1. Mazur LN. [Events of the Soviet past in the historical memory of modern youth: mechanisms of formation, maintenance and transformation]. In: Repina LP, editor. Sobytie v istorii, pamyati i narrativakh identichnosti [An event in the history, memory and narratives of identity]. Moscow: Akvilon; 2017. p. 308–339. Russian.
Published
2020-06-26
Keywords: the past, historical memory, students, school, family, continuity of generations, the Great Patriotic War
How to Cite
Myslivets, N. L. (2020). On some formation features of the historical memory of the new generations. Journal of the Belarusian State University. Sociology, 2, 82-87. https://doi.org/10.33581/2521-6821-2020-2-82-87