A Guerilla Warrior: Legal Intricacies of the Status, Search for the Remains and Perpetuating the Memory

The article analyzes the legal features of the partisan during the Great Patriotic War of 1941–1945 in terms of status, searching for remains, perpetuating memory. The problems of the concept of ʻpartisanʼ and related categories ʻsaboteurʼ, ʻfighterʼ, ʻmilitiaʼ, etc. are identified. Archival work is analyzed as a legal basis for searching for the remains of a partisan, legal regulation. It is noted that without the availability of declassified documents about the partisan detachment, a specific partisan, searching for the remains, as well as perpetuating the memory of the partisan, will be difficult. Ways to perpetuate the memory of a partisan are covered. At the end of the article, scientific problems are noted, as well as the risks and prohibitions of searching for remains on your own.