Sevastopol’s two hundred year anniversary celebration in the context of memory policy
Journal: Bulletin of the South Ural State University Series «Social Sciences and the Humanities»
Year: 2016

The events associated with the two hundred year anniversary of the founding of Sevastopol in 1983 are studied in this article. The author analyzes images of Sevastopol captured in monuments, books, films, and plays, as well as the awarding of the Order of the October Revolution to the city. This research highlights the targeted memory policy of the authorities in the late USSR. During the celebration of this anniversary, ideologically colored discourses were designed and broadcast to serve as th