The 3rd International scientific and educational conference «The USSR in the World War II (1939-1945): problems of the historical memory»

RUS

«Let's remember everyone by name, let's remember them with our grief... It is necessary not for the dead! It is necessary for those who are alive» - R. Rozhdestvensky

Dear colleagues!
We invite you to participate in the 3rd International scientific and educational conference, devoted to the 75th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War «The USSR in the World War II (1939-1945): problems of the historical memory», which will be held on June, 4-5, 2020 in Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University.

The Conference is devoted to the 75th anniversary of the Victory of the USSR in the Great Patriotic War. The aim of the Conference is to discuss a wide range of issues related to history of the World War II and of the Great Patriotic War, to popularize and preserve the historical memory of the war, to discuss the role of the USSR in the Victory over fascism.

The historical memory of the war is one of the main factors that ensure the cohesion of the modern Russian society. It helps to preserve the spiritual potential, forms the moral ideals and values, and develops the worldview of young generations.

The following issued are expected to be discussed during the Conference:

  • Historiography, source studies, historical memory of the war;
  • Pre-war years and the beginning of the Great Patriotic War in the USSR and European countries as the object of historical analysis;
  • Combat actions and Resistance to the aggressor as the factor in forming a collective memory of the war;
  • Reproduction of the historical memory of the life in the Soviet rear;
  • Nazi occupation in the memory of the peoples of the USSR;
  • Forms and methods of perpetuating the memory of the Great Patriotic War;
  • Evolution of the historical memory in the post-war period.

Conference languages: Russian, English

Based on the results of the Conference, it is planned to publish a collection of materials that will be indexed in the scientometric database of the RSCI. The materials will also be posted on the website of SPbPU. The best articles that will successfully pass the double-blind review will be recommended for the publication indexed in the scientometric databases Scopus and Web of Science.

Article submission requirements:

In order to participate in the Conference you should fill in the registration forms and submit it together with the article to the conference e-mail address krasnozh_ee@spbstu.ru с with the subject of the letter “Conference”. Deadline of the registration form and article submission is March, 15, 2020.

The text of the article must be accompanied by an expert report on the possibility of the open access publication, which is issued at the place of work, and a license agreement for the publication in the RSCI.

The organizing Committee reserves the right to select materials for publication. Materials are reviewed and checked in the “Antiplagiat” system. Articles are published in the author’s edition.

Requirements for article registration for publication:

Articles are submitted in a template. You can download the template on the conference website spbstu.ru/conferences/sssr_vo_vtoroy_mirovoy_voyne_2020

The articles should be typed in Times New Roman font, size 12, single line space, *.doc format.

The recommended volume of the article is from 15000 to 20000 characters.

  • The list of references is made in accordance with GOST R 7.0.5-2008.
  • References are given in the text in square brackets and numbered in their order references [1], [2], [3]....
  • The list of sources used is given at the end of the article with the obligatory indication of the specific page(s) when quoting, the total number of pages of a book or a magazine publication.
  • The list of references in Russian is duplicated in English using transliteration in the References section.

At the end of the article information about the author(s) is provided – place of work: University, Department, academic degree, academic title, specialty code, according to the nomenclature of scientific employees, e-mail address, contact phone numbers, postal address.

The manuscript of the article must be carefully read by the author(s).

File name is by the author's last name (e.g. Ivanov_I.I.doc).

Article structure:

  • UDC according to the classifier (in the upper left corner);
  • Author’s(s’) last name(s) with the initials (in Russian in the upper right corner);
  • Article title (up to 10 words) in Russian (centered, uppercase letters)
  • Authors’ full name(s), position, degree, affiliation, address, e-mail; (in Russian);
  • Abstract in Russian (200-250 words);
  • Keywords in Russian (5-8 words);
  • Article text
  • References;
  • References (in English);
  • Authors’ name(s) in English right upper corner;
  • Authors’ full name(s), position, degree, affiliation, address, e-mail - in English;
  • Abstract in English (200-250 words);
  • Keywords in English (5-8 words);

The venue of the conference and contact information

The conference is held at Peter the Great SpbPU at:
St. Petersburg, Polytechnicheskaya street, 29 («Polytechnicheskaya» metro station).

Contact person: Elena E. Krasnozhenova, Doctor of History, Professor of SPbSPU Higher School of Social Sciences

Красноженова Елена Евгеньевна
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E-mail: krasnozh_ee@spbstu.ru

The website of the conference: hsss.spbstu.ru/conferences/sssr_vo_vtoroy_mirovoy_voyne

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