Mechanisms of formation of the Great Patriotic War historical memory among young people (based on the results of a regional sociological survey of students from Saratov and Volgograd)

The authors examine the mechanism of formation of historical memory of the Great Patriotic War among provincial youth. Students of Saratov and Volgograd acted as the object of the study. The article is based on the data of a sociological survey conducted by the authors using the questionnaire method. The following components of historical memory of the Great Patriotic War are considered: institute of education, mass media, Internet communications, commemorative practices. Based on a sociological survey the way students perceive the topic of war is shown, which mechanism and translators help to form the images of war. The role the Great Patriotic War plays for modern youth is revealed. In general, the ideas of modern students about the Great Patriotic War can be evaluated positively. It is concluded that the Great Patriotic War is a unifying, cementing event, both for young people and for Russian society as a whole.