The article studies events organized by the Russian authorities as part of the celebrations marking the 75th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945 The focus is on changes in the celebration plans due to the coronavirus epidemic, which made mass events impossible The article analyzes the change of the target audience, the shift of the focus to the younger generation, the attempt to “extend the age of the participants” by emphasizing the contribution of the Home Front workers to the victory, changes in the exhibition at the Victory Museum on Moscow’s Poklonnaya Gora, reflecting new accents in the “great narrative” of war, and new trends in visual propaganda Special attention is paid to the transformation of the Immortal Regiment civil event which went online The article shows a connection between the commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the Victory and the domestic political agenda, primarily constitutional amendments, and foreign policy context © 2020, Foreign Policy Research Foundation All rights reserved
The 75th anniversary of the victory of russian memory politics preliminary conclusions