2408-9338Research result. Sociology and Management2408-933810.18413/2408-9338-2026-12-2-1-34147SOCIAL STRUCTURE, SOCIAL INSTITUTES AND PROCESSES<strong>H</strong><strong>istorical memory of the Great Patriotic War:&nbsp;</strong><strong>from integration to differentiation</strong><strong>H</strong><strong>istorical memory of the Great Patriotic War:&nbsp;</strong><strong>from integration to differentiation</strong>ShirokalovaGalina SergeevnaShirokalovaGalina Sergeevnashirokalova@list.ruSaralievаZarethan Хаджи-МурзаевнаSaralievаZarethanzara@fsn.unn.ruShkurinDenis VadimovichShkurinDenis Vadimovichkafedra_ps_urfu@mail.ruFederal Center of Theoretical and Applied Sociology of the Russian Academy of Sciences (FCTAS RAS)Yeltsin Ural Federal University2026122S00

At the beginning of the 21st century, the focus on preserving historical memory as a link to the thousand-year-old Russian civilisation is relevant for several reasonsSociety has changed, giving rise to a multistructured worldview that reflects its socio-class structure. Reaching a consensus on the present and future is difficult in such a society. The memory of the Great Patriotic War remains an integral part of historical and self-identification, but is also influenced by objective conditions. For geographical, historical and geopolitical reasons, people living in different regions of Russia are unequally involved in their country&rsquo;s most significant events, including the Great Patriotic War. This is why the sample of respondents was divided by territorial criteria. The reasons for, and level of, integration and differentiation in the attitudes of student youth towards the events of 1941-1945 were analysed based on data from empirical sociological online surveys conducted by the article&#39;s authors. The authors introduce into the academic discourse information regarding the historical memory of students in Moscow, Volgograd, Krasnodar, and Ufa, which demonstrates the need for regional data to tailor outreach efforts in different regions of the Russian Federation. They conclude that the diffusion of historical memory content is the result of not only the loss of communication between generations, but also the aggressive &#39;war of meanings&#39; of the 1900-s and 2000-s.

At the beginning of the 21st century, the focus on preserving historical memory as a link to the thousand-year-old Russian civilisation is relevant for several reasonsSociety has changed, giving rise to a multistructured worldview that reflects its socio-class structure. Reaching a consensus on the present and future is difficult in such a society. The memory of the Great Patriotic War remains an integral part of historical and self-identification, but is also influenced by objective conditions. For geographical, historical and geopolitical reasons, people living in different regions of Russia are unequally involved in their country&rsquo;s most significant events, including the Great Patriotic War. This is why the sample of respondents was divided by territorial criteria. The reasons for, and level of, integration and differentiation in the attitudes of student youth towards the events of 1941-1945 were analysed based on data from empirical sociological online surveys conducted by the article&#39;s authors. The authors introduce into the academic discourse information regarding the historical memory of students in Moscow, Volgograd, Krasnodar, and Ufa, which demonstrates the need for regional data to tailor outreach efforts in different regions of the Russian Federation. They conclude that the diffusion of historical memory content is the result of not only the loss of communication between generations, but also the aggressive &#39;war of meanings&#39; of the 1900-s and 2000-s.

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