HISTORICAL MEMORY IN THE CULTURE OF A MODERN CITY

The article examines the formation and preservation of historical memory in the culture of a modern city, and reveals the mechanism of its formation and intergenerational transmission. The author describes the phenomenon of memory, opposing the destructive power of time. Nowadays culture has become increasingly associated with the environment for the preservation and possible transmission of historical heritage. The role of historical memory increases significantly during upheavals and catastrophes, in critical periods of society's life, when, as a rule, intensive processes of reassessment of existing orientations and the historical past take place. The victory of the Soviet people during the Great Patriotic War became a consolidating beginning in modern history. Such institutions of memory as the education system, cultural institutions, and the media have acquired particular importance in modern conditions. However, there are problems to consider: the number of high school students who “do not remember their kinship” is growing; the cultural environment in which new generations are formed is filled with artifacts which often distort the real meanings of human coexistence and falsify the historical truth. At the same time, the studies show an increasing interest of various social groups of the population to their past, the history of their people, as well as to their spiritual, cultural and historical heritage.