THE MEMORIAL COMPLEXES OF DONBASS AS FORMS OF HISTORICAL MEMORY OF GREAT PATRIOTIC WAR

This article is devoted to the study of memorial complexes of Donbass as forms of
historical memory of Great Patriotic War 1941 – 1945. Author explores the value of
memorial complexes, which are located on territory of the Donetsk and Luhansk
regions. War monuments are the symbols of folk memory and connecting link in the
chain of succession of values of different generations. Memorial complexes of Donbas
are the symbol of military memory. Moreover, they can serve to the matter of
transmission of traditions and historical true to the future generations.