Overcoming Forgetfulness: How Central Asian Societies and Elites Perceive the Great Patriotic War

... Baltic states, Central Asia was not a theater of war. Second, perceptions of the Great Patriotic War in Central Asia are prominently affected by the population’s youthfulness. The average median age there ranges from 21 in Tajikistan to 29 in Kazakhstan [1] . Over half of all Central Asians are under 30 years of age, while in Tajikistan youths constitute two thirds of the population. The generation of victory grandchildren , i.e. children under 15 years of age, ranges from 25 percent in ...