Vol. 9, No 2: 62–71.

History

 2024

Scientific article

UDK 94(470.22)
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Anatoly A. Martynov
bachelor's degree, Petrozavodsk State University
(Petrozavodsk, Russia),
tole.martynov@gmail.com

Memorialization of the Heroes of the Great Patriotic War in the Loukhsky District During the Postwar Period

Scientific adviser:
Valentina V. Volokhova
Reviewer:
Ivan Savitskii
Paper submitted on: 05/27/2024;
Accepted on: 06/28/2024;
Published online on: 06/30/2024.
 Abstract. The article examines the initial stage of the Great Patriotic War memory formation, focusing on the history of monuments in the Loukhsky District. This period played a crucial role in shaping the key tools, mechanisms, and narratives of memory policy for the following decades. Drawing on archival documents and periodical press materials, this study highlights the significant role of the state in preserving the memory of the war. During the final stage of the war and the first postwar years, the main attention was paid to the heroic acts of resistance against the enemy, with burial sites of fallen soldiers taking center stage in commemorative practices.
Keywords: Karelo-Finnish Soviet Socialist Republic, Kestenga, memorial complex, mass graves, mnemonic actors, politics of memory

For citation: Martynov, A. A. Memorialization of the Heroes of the Great Patriotic War in the Loukhsky District During the Postwar Period. StudArctic forum. 2024, 9 (2): 62–71.

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