The Axiology of Victory in the Great Patriotic War: Cultural and Historical Memory in Russia and Western Countries

Abstract

This work is devoted to the analysis value meaning of the Victory of the Soviet people in the Great Patriotic War as an important factor in the formation of civic consciousness. Aim and tasks. The purpose of the research is to identify the sources of the formation of the value of the Great Victory and the forms of its manifestation. Methods. Based on a comparative analysis, a secondary analysis of the results of public opinion in Russia and Western countries is presented in assessing the significance of the Victory over Fascism in 1945 and the contribution of individual countries to it. The peculiarities of public opinion of Russians in assessing the Great Victory, their causes and manifestations are revealed. Results. The research methodology is related to the application of an existential-axiological approach to the phenomena and events of historical development, which makes it possible to identify the connection between historically significant processes and the existence of personality and culture based on the formation of a cognitive and value-semantic basis of the worldview. The study presents the interrelationships of the theories of historical memory, social constructivism, personal identity, the symbolic space of culture and the existential-axiological approach to the study of significant historical events. The author characterizes the phenomenon of victory in the patriotic wars from the standpoint of a value approach as a reflection of the source of the growth of national identity and collective memory. Conclusions. The state policy in the field of strengthening historical education creates a worldview basis for connecting generations and consolidating modern society based on common values, the most important of which is the value of Victory. In the context of the information war, historical enlightenment becomes a condition for value sovereignty, cognitive and existential security.