Features of the image of the enemy in childhood memories (on the example of the Great Patriotic War)

Veterkov A. I.

The article is devoted to the study of the features of the image of the enemy in the minds of Soviet children during the Great Patriotic War and in the early post-war years. Children's memories are a slightly different type of historical sources, due to the age of the subject of the memories, they are different from the memoirs of adults and eyewitnesses of the events. The aim of the research is to study the features of the image of the enemy in childhood memories (using the example of the Great Patriotic War). The material of the study was the recollections of children during the Great Patriotic War. The research methods were: scientific literature analysis on the research topic, analysis, synthesis, generalization. In the course of the study, it was found that the image of the enemy in childhood memories is distinguished by subjectivity and specific perception of the surrounding reality, characterized by personal perceptions, an emotional component - contradictory perception, transitional perception from an enemy with a weapon in his hands to a pitiful captive enemy.

Keywords:The Great Patriotic War, children, memories, enemy, occupiers, prisoners of war.