Scientific and historiographic analysis of the works of the historian N. D. Kozlov
Ravilya R. Khisamutdinova, Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor
Orenburg State Pedagogical University, Orenburg, Russia, hisamutdinova@inbox.ru, https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3546-0683
Abstract
The article analyzes the scientific works on the Great Patriotic War by the famous historian N. D. Kozlov, who celebrated his 75th birthday in June 2024. Several areas can be distinguished in his scientific publications: the moral potential of the people, public consciousness, exposing falsifications and preserving the historical memory of the war. All the fundamental scientific works of the historian are devoted to the study of the problem of the everyday consciousness of the country’s population during the war and the role of comprehensive Soviet-party propaganda in its formation, which during the war reflected the changes that took place at the front and in the rear. A special place among the author’s scientific works is occupied by his article devoted to the disclosure of the political and legal culture of Russia and the West, in which he discusses the relationship between them over the centuries.
Keywords
Nikolai Dmitrievich Kozlov, Great Patriotic War, moral potential of the people, public consciousness, propaganda, falsification, historical memory.
For citation:
Khisamutdinova R. R. Scientific and historiographic analysis of the works of the historian N. D. Kozlov. Vestnik of Orenburg State Pedagogical University. Electronic Scientific Journal, 2025, no. 3 (55), pp. 229—242. DOI: https://doi.org/10.32516/2303-9922.2025.55.14.
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