Vestnik of Orenburg State Pedagogical University. Electronic Scientific Journal. 2020. № 2 (34). P. 112—128
07.00.00 HISTORICAL SCIENCES AND ARCHEOLOGY
UDC 94(47)“1941/1945”:725.945(470.45)(09)
Vasiliev Dmitry Valentinovich, Doctor of Historical Sciences, Associate Professor
Moscow City Pedagogical University Mazaev Nikita Andreyevich, Student
Moscow City Pedagogical University
MAMAEV KURGAN MEMORIAL: DYNAMICS OF COMMEMORATION OF THE GREAT PATRIOTIC WAR
Abstract
The article discusses the history of the origin and development of the author’s intention of the creators of the monument-ensemble “To the Heroes of the Battle of Stalingrad” from the idea and design to the stage of approval and implementation. Based on archival materials of organizations involved in construction, an attempt was made to reveal the ideas of the head of the author’s group, E. V. Vuchetich, his vision of the memorial complex and the techniques that he used in the architectural and plastic organization of space. The ideological content that was invested by the creators of the project of the monument-ensemble “To the Heroes of the Battle of Stalingrad” at different stages of its design and construction is disclosed. The dynamics of commemoration factors from creating a historical memorial narrative to perpetuating the memory of the event and its participants and strengthening the ideological component is shown. The article reveals the origins, artistic, ideological and factual components of the commemoration of military victories in the history of the country and its people, analyzes the influence of specific events and people on it.
Key words
Mamaev Kurgan, commemoration, historical memory, monument, memorial complex, Stalingrad Battle, World War II, E. V. Vuchetich.
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Vasilyev D. V., Mazaev N. A. Mamaev Kurgan Memorial: Dynamics of Commemoration of the Great Patriotic War. Vestnik of Orenburg State Pedagogical University. Electronic Scientific Journal, 2020, no. 2 (34), pp. 112—128. DOI: https://doi.org/10.32516/2303-9922.2020.34.10.