title: The Great Patriotic War in Modern Russian Historiography: Main Research Areas
abstract: Introduction. The 80th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War gives a rise to comprehending the experience of its study. In recent decades, a significant number of new studies have appeared on this topic, distinguished by a variety of problems and their assessments. This is largely due to the fact that the war is the most important place of memory in modern Russia and other post-Soviet states. The purpose of the article is to identify different directions and approaches in modern 
journal: Vestnik Volgogradskogo gosudarstvennogo universiteta Serija 4 Istorija Regionovedenie Mezhdunarodnye otnoshenija