National Memory vs Official Policy of Memory in Ukraine (in the case of Holodomor tragedy commemoration 1932-1933)

Abstract

In the article, the authors analysed components of the memory policy in Ukraine. During the research the influence of the memory policy on the formation of national identity and civil society was determined. In the early 1990s, the Ukrainian government gradually institutionalised a new culture concerning Holodomor. On a government lever, the policy consecutively enhances an amount of museums, libraries, archives and other database institutions. Annually, different memorial events in the honour of the Holodomor victims. Almost in every locality, there is a memorial of a sculpture that confirms the tribute to the memory. The causality analysis of review and cinematographic film, fine arts and music discussions mast be compulsory in school educational courses in history. Taking above mentioned into consideration, it should be reasonable to insist on transforming Holodomor into the important part of national memory in Ukraine. At the current stage in Ukraine, memory evolved into historical order, concentrating itself on imperative, hypertrophic and passionate character. However, an incredible decentralisation of the whole heritage transformed every household and every person into a collector of their personal existence due to the photographs and family documents. The above-mentioned point of view was approved due to the interviewing of witnesses who survived the tragedy of 1932 – 1933. Modern Ukrainian society, especially the majority of older generation, went survive many hardships and hearth of Holodomor. These tragic occurrences were remembered and cherished in their memory forever. The assumptions were confirmed during the ethnographic expedition which was held on the basis of Zaporizhzhia National University where we took place in. Hereby, memory is definitely one of the central conceptions of national identity. However, loss of memory is a peculiarity of loss identity.