REFLECTION OF THE GREAT PATRIOTIC WAR IN RUSSIAN HISTORY TEXTBOOKS IN THE FOCUS OF HISTORIOGRAPHY

This article discusses the current state of study history textbooks, presents a historiographic review materials on coverage Great Patriotic War in textbooks Russia 1992–2020. In modern world, teaching aids and school programs are key instruments politics memory. The has become one central objects historical memory Russian society pillars identity, therefore is actively used all above tools education Two main areas singled out - as educational ideological texts. views researchers their own attitude to World II, about them revealed, which can be attributed “patriotic”, “liberal” corresponding Western academic discourse. assessment by scientists different years considered, it established that received mixed, mostly positive assessments. Evaluation depends scientist. obvious insufficiency studying new line domestic (after 2016) noted, well methodological limitations approaches analysis texts existing literature. Such should combine methods narrative discourse analysis, pay attention constructing myths direct falsifications.