%0 Journal Article %T ¡°Memory Sites Concept¡± or Relevance of Commemorative Vigilance of Today¡¯s History (¡°France-memory¡± by P. Nora Case Study) %A Elena G. Putilova %J European Researcher %D 2012 %I European Researcher %X Analyzing the work of French sociologist P. Nora, the author considers the ¡°memory sites¡±, which became widely known in foreign academic circles in late 1980s and in Russia from the early 2000s. The article defines ¡°memory site¡± as it used by P. Nora. Particularly, the sociologist¡¯s opinion that memory sites should be considered as a physical object, as well as topographic or symbolic image arouses interest. %K history %K memory %K historical memory %K memory sites %K commemoration %K commemorative consciousness. %U http://www.erjournal.ru/pdf.html?n=1348158452.pdf