Military Burials of the Great Patriotic War on the Territory of the Belarusian-Latvian- Russian Border in the Soviet Practice of Immortalization of Memory

Using archival materials from the National Archive of Republic Belarus, State Vitebsk region, Polotsk Zonal Archive, and Daugavpils Latvia, as well published documents Russian archives works historians, this article examines process preserving memory fallen soldiers Red (Soviet) Army on territory Belarusian- Latvian-Russian border in post-war Soviet period. The main conclusion is correctness (incorrectness) decision making by authorities at level districts cities relation to immortalization partisans. One example primary analysis a common grave village Shevelevo Palkinskiy district Pskov region. comparative policy those who died during Great Patriotic War, taking into account military burials their further memorialization Belarusian-Latvian-Russian period, gives us opportunity ascertain specifics republics direction. actions leadership depended time liberation Nazis, quality work “funeral teams” that were perform function burial bodies after end battle.