"From heroes of former times not left, sometimes, names": Kuban youth about events and participants Civil war
Article is devoted to an actual problem of studying of degree of knowledge and the relation of modern youth to heroic events of the past, heroic persons and heroism during civil war of 1917-1922. Results of the empirical research conducted by authors among youth of the city of Krasnodar are presented. On the basis of the obtained data it is revealed that events of civil war are gradually erased from historical memory of respondents. Respondents could remember names of some of participants of those events, but practically don't know an essence of their acts. It should be noted, discrepancy in answers of the respondents concerning their opinion on a possibility of glorification of events of civil war and need of their reconsideration. At the same time, the youth considers necessary to hold in remembrance heroes of last eras regardless of their political views.