Maslova A.V. Three Mythologemes of the Great Patriotic War as Invariants of Russian Identity
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15688/lp.jvolsu.2026.2.2
Anastasiya V. Maslova
Candidate of Sciences (Philosophy), Associate Professor, Head of the Department of Philosophy, Moscow State Linguistic University
Ostozhenka St, 38, Bld. 1, 119034 Moscow, Russian Federation
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Abstract. The article analyses the role of mythologemes associated with the Great Patriotic War in the generation and transformation of the value system that forms the national consciousness. In the context of Russia’s axiological confrontation with the Western world, the factor of war has become a refrain of contemporary reality. Therefore, the value attitude to the last, largest, and bloodiest war in the history of mankind is the key in choosing the future. Images and myths best preserve historical memory and its collective significance for the people, just as epics and mythology are carefully passed on from mouth to mouth, so the memory of the people’s heroic deeds in the Great Patriotic War and its legendary events is no longer just a historical treasure but an archetypal marker of belonging to Russian culture. The article examines three mythologemes: the soldier-hero, the motherland, and the front letter as invariants that retain their significance in the modern conditions of Russia’s axiological war with the West. The three mythological invariants of war have a unifying force that accumulates the historical consciousness of the people. Despite the objective reasons for the change in the phenomenon of the front letter, the images of the motherland and the soldier-hero retain their significance. Adapting to modern reality, they ensure the internal stability of Russian society, which is under the onslaught of information pressure and the culture of cancellation (of the Great Victory of the Soviet people) in Eastern Europe. Mythologemes are mechanisms of social memory and crucial elements of the self-awareness of the Soviet and Russian people. The article emphasises a hermeneutic approach, aiming to identify archetypal features that influence the perceptions of war as a socio-cultural phenomenon in the modern context.
Key words: Great Patriotic War, mythologems, hero, soldier, motherland, front letter.
Citation. Maslova A.V. Three Mythologemes of the Great Patriotic War as Invariants of Russian Identity. Logos et Praxis, 2026, vol. 25, no. 2, pp. 16-26. (in Russian). DOI: https://doi.org/10.15688/lp.jvolsu.2026.2.2
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