World War II and Change of Generations: Trauma, Myth, and Memory

... of an aged relative seems to grow in our memory as we are told of a past time and society. Maurice Halbwachs “Historical Memory and Collective Memory” ... ... 70th anniversary of the Victory in the Second World War (in Europe). Even the youngest veterans are approximately ninety years old now. It seemed reasonable to expect, optimistically... ... therefore respect the historic choices made back then and remember that the end of the World War II is the multinational achievement of all the countries and peoples of the...