cultural codes

Relevance: in the modern transitional world cultural memory is becoming a key resource for adapting to rapid changes. It allows maintaining a human dimension in the digital era and fi nding common ground in a world of multiple truths. The study purpose is to analyze cultural memory based on fundamental beliefs when interpreting historical events. It also aims to empirically verify the contributions of cultural memory to ethnic identity.

The relevance of the research is determined by the society’s need to preserve and maintain Russian identity. It is crucial to understand the historical lessons of the war, to build a bridge between the present, the past, and the future, and to consolidate and broadcast the cultural codes of the victory. Purpose: to conduct a comparative analysis of the university student’s social perceptions of the war and victory, and to identify the semantic domains of the war and the victory.