Don Periodical Press as an Actor in the Formation of Public Sentiments in the First Months of the Great Patriotic War

The article presents the historiography and methodology of analysis of periodicals published in the Rostov region in the initial period of the Great Patriotic War. More than 100 electronic copies of publications from the Don Electronic Library were used for content analysis. Based on the author's matrix, the motivational and informational aspects of the texts were identified, quantitative and qualitative patterns of the formation of public sentiment at a turning point in history were described. Particular attention is paid to the presented facts, events and personalities of local significance, on their basis conclusions were made about the contribution of the Don media to the defense.