MEMORY OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR IN CONTEMPORARY KHARKIV

Abstract

The proposed article examines the place of commemoration of the Second World War in the urban space of modern Kharkiv on the example of memorials and monuments. In the Soviet and post-Soviet period, the memory of the war was reflected in the names of streets, memorials, monuments and other "places of memory". In particular, they are devoted to the war as a whole, as well as to its various events. They are dedicated to the heroism of Soviet soldiers, the tragedy of Polish officers and other victims of Soviet totalitarianism, the tragedy of the Jewish people – the Holocaust, the Ukrainian liberation movement – the Ukrainian Insurgent Army, etc. The article analyzes the changes that took place in the commemoration of the war after Ukraine gained independence. It is assumed that the modern Russian war will also have an impact on the memory of the Second World War in Ukraine and Kharkiv, in particular.