Exhibition activities of the military history museum of the Great Patriotic War in Donetsk: features and development prospects

The article examines the features of the exposition and exhibition activities of the Military Historical Museum of the Great Patriotic War and its importance in the patriotic education of young people. Special attention is paid to the work on the acquisition of materials that perpetuate the memory of our compatriots - participants of the Great Patriotic War, internationalist soldiers and defenders of the Donetsk People's Republic. The article was prepared on the basis of a report at the round table “War and the Museum: features of the exhibition activities of military-historical museums of Russia at the present stage” (Moscow, Heritage Institute, December 18, 2023).