NGOs in the field of politics of memory: regional dimension (comparative analysis of Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk and Ternopil regions)

Abstract

The article analyzes regional NGOs in the field of politics of memory. Presented its expanded classification that distinguishes NGOs organized by living witnesses, victims or members of certain events in the past; NGOs, whose activities are focused on the protection and restoration of certain traditions, saved by public memory; scientific, cultural and educational organizations whose activities are focused on the study and promotion of knowledge about the past; modern NGOs involved in its activities to the problems of memory; NGOs created by representatives of national minorities. The comparative analysis of associations of Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk and Ternopil regions is carried.