Creative art during the Great Patriotic War as a means of shaping the patriotic culture of modern times

INTRODUCTION. The creative culture of the Great Patriotic War period is distinguished as an independent period in the chronology of the development of Russian art. During this period, an understanding of the need for new artistic tasks in the context of military reality emerges, and new forms of art are developed. In the subsequent years of Soviet cultural development, the problem of war and its reflection in art remained one of the most relevant themes. In modern culture and art, the memory of the Great Patriotic War holds a significant place and exerts a considerable influence on Russian society in the processes of patriotic education, preserving historical memory, and shaping the vector of spiritual and moral values. The aim of the study is to examine the art of the Great Patriotic War period, its significance in fostering the patriotic culture of modern Russian society, and to identify elements of continuity in spiritual and moral issues and questions.

MATERIALS AND METHODS. The research materials are presented through examples of art created during Great Patriotic War: posters, newspaper and magazine cartoons, painting, cinema, theater, music, and sculpture. Research methods: historical-cultural, analytical, typological, structural-descriptive.

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION. The relevance of studying the artistic culture of the Great Patriotic War period as an effective means of forming patriotic culture in modern Russia is substantiated. The types of art and works that can serve as some of the most striking examples of influencing patriotic feelings and perception are highlighted. The features of the presented samples of artistic culture as a high value of a spiritual and moral order are analyzed in their connection with the continuity of generations.

CONCLUSION. An analysis of artistic works from the period of the Great Patriotic War allows us to assert that this material possesses a powerful potential for shaping contemporary patriotic culture and maintains the continuity of spiritual and moral issues and questions.

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