Social Networks as a Factor in the Formation of Destructive Perception of Historical Memory (theoretical Aspects)
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: The article examines the role of social networks in the process of transformation of historical memory. Despite a number of indisputable advantages of new media, such as the availability of various forms of communication and increased access to historical sources, networks form an unstable digital environment that can be used to form a destructive perception of historical memory. The risks of the network space are user segmentation, weak state control and the possibility of control by foreign political actors, as well as a decrease in the role of representatives of professional communities. The transformation of historical memory takes place in several stages: the segmentation of a single historical space, the emphasis on the shortcomings of existing national historical narratives, and the creation and replacement of historical memory at the level of state institutions. In addition to the deconstruction of historical memory, the need to preserve historical knowledge as a necessary condition for the existence and development of the people and the state is being devalued for a part of society. In the new conditions of the digital age, it is necessary to modernize existing approaches to the preservation and protection of the historical past, taking into account new challenges, which in the current geopolitical situation is directly related to the preservation of sovereignty.
Source: PRIMO ASPECTU
Institution: Volgograd State Technical University
Language: English
Subfield: Cultural Studies
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4409440807