Virtual Cemeteries as a Phenomenon of Digital Memory Studies

Digital memory studies are one of the current areas of modern memorial research. The article is devoted to understanding the essence of the main virtual memorial phenomena that make up the subject area of this area: web memorials, a memorial cluster of social networks, virtual cemeteries. The article pays special attention to the specifics of the perception of virtual cemeteries by modern Chechens as representatives of a conservative type of memorial culture.