title: The Memory of the Great Patriotic War in the “Donetsk People's Republic”
abstract: Based on observations and field research conducted in Donbass from 2014 to 2016, Dmytro Tytarenko examines the transformation of the official and non-official commemorative discourses of the Great Patriotic War (GPW). The fight against Nazism and victory over it became an integral part of both historical and official political discourse on the territory of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), as evidenced in Victory Day celebrations, related traditions, and ceremonies, as did att