GENERATIONAL DIFFERENCES OF THE RESIDENTS OF THE KALININGRAD REGION IN THE PERCEPTION OF REGIONAL HISTORY AND HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL HERITAGE

Abstract

At the present stage, in conditions of geopolitical tension, technologies are actively used that have a manipulative effect on the historical memory of the population. The impact is especially strong on young people. Therefore, the purpose of the article is to study the perception of the regional history and historical and cultural heritage by the population of the Kaliningrad region. Based on the theory of generations, significant differences in the specifics of the historical memory of generational groups were revealed. Differences were found in the degree of their interest in the periods of the history of the region. The younger generations are mainly interested in the German period, while the older ones, along with it, are also interested in the Soviet period. The consequence of this is that among the younger generations (especially among generation Z) there is a markedly higher support for the idea of restoring dilapidated pre-war heritage sites and reviving the completely destroyed Royal Castle.