Media as an Instrument of the State Policy to Preserve the Historical Memory of Russians

The authors substantiate the role of media as the most important instrument of state information policy for preserving the historical memory of Russians. Based on the analysis of conceptual, doctrinal and strategic documents, the paper shows the growing hostility of the United States and Western European countries towards Russian foreign policy, culture, and domestic spiritual and moral values. Based on an analysis of media content and methods of participant and non-participant observation, the authors assess the role of modern domestic media in countering the attempts of unfriendly states to distort world history and belittle the role and significance of Russia in its most important events. Significant emphasis is placed on the need to counter Western historical policies of falsifying the history of the Second World War and belittling the role of Russia in the liberation of the peoples of Europe and the Soviet Union from the Nazi invaders. The authors’ recommendations and proposals are given to increase the role and effectiveness of the media in the formation and preservation of historical memory among younger generations of Russians.