Ego-Documents in the Structure of Historical Memory

The phenomenon of historical memory, while prominent in the present socio-humanitarian field has only recently drawn attention book studies scholars our country. It therefore becomes necessary culture scholarship to utilize research potential memory studies. This article focuses on ego-documents that include autobiographies, memoirs, diaries, and other documents personal origin, reveal their role structure show how publication affects preservation. shows as specific social practices function institute for creation, preservation, transmission memory. Approaches methods utilized this can be used develop methodological approaches project pursued by State Public Scientific Technological Library Siberian Branch Russian Academy Sciences entitled “Ego-documents history Great Patriotic War 20th century military conflicts archival depositories Eastern Russia: problems location, attribution, publication”