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How Will We Remember the Coronavirus Pandemic?

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 The coronavirus pandemic has completely rewritten the rules of our world,
exacting a physical and emotional toll each day. For those working and
living from home, it’s caused the days to ooze together into a shapeless blob.
Some struggle with loneliness, while others might worry about their health
and finances. there’s a nagging sense that we’re in the midst of a once-in-a-
lifetime historical event. Years from now, we’ll share stories with friends,
teach about COVID-19 in schools and tell our kids about life in 2020. But
how will we really remember this unprecedented event in our lifetimes?
Science suggests that memories with a strong emotional component are
more likely to stick in our minds, and are easier to recall afterward. “It’s the
brain’s way of time-stamping something significant,” says Steve Ramirez, a
neuroscientist at Boston University. “This is probably the first pandemic that
most of us have gone through, so it’s very new, salient and different.”
Because of that, he continues, our brains are already encoding memories of
the experience as abnormal. And a variety of other factors — from
memory’s malleability to our personal biases — will shape how we
remember, and misremember, the pandemic in the decades to come.
 I have a favorite phrase: undocumented history - unsatisfactory history. It is
the historians' job to record history. Of course, the coronavirus pandemic is
an event in human history, a terrible event and a very significant one. More
significant than all wars, it can be considered some kind of world war. I have
a lot of respect for those who make special reports, go to hospitals. The
coronavirus has made its way into the literature. More than a hundred books
have been published, where the topic of a pandemic is touched upon in one
way or another.
 I will tell my grandchildren that it was a difficult time. The time when
everyone was wearing masks, it was impossible to leave the house, only to
the store. The whole world was sick. Nobody could visit other countries. I
will tell them this terrible experience in fairy tales.
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 I think that the museum should have such artifacts and documents from the
times of the coronavirus pandemic as photos of deserted streets and empty
shelves, homemade masks and disposable gloves and a small monument
depicting the coronavirus. All these artifacts, by the way, describe the entire
history of the pandemic. Since it was necessary to wear masks and gloves.
 photographs of streets where people did not walk, homemade masks,
because there were not enough masks and funds to buy them.
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 personal belongings represent the memories and traumas of ordinary people.
I consider this a valuable exhibit because these are real stories of people.
Most of all overlap with my own experience is distance learning. All
students do not like distance learning. It is very difficult.
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 I think that testimonies from the first persons will be important materials for
museums. Since people will read real stories and situations of people, and
not watch TV, where they could miss something or embellish something. It
is also equally important to create memorials in memory of those killed by
COVID-19
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 The story tells the course of events from start to finish. Therefore, it is very
important to keep all documents. The pandemic will end sooner or later. The
main thing is not to panic
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 A very important task for the museum is to preserve historical evidence for
future generations and jointly create a chronicle of this unusual time. For the
next generation, this situation should show what was previously considered
impossible, can become reality. Also, the younger generation will
understand how disastrous the consequences can be if you do not adhere to
the rules of personal hygienе and self-isolation. Don't forget about human
rights. Human rights, on the other hand, elevate the dignity of everyone. By
respecting human rights in times of crisis, we can find more effective ways
to overcome the situation. The pandemic has taught many lessons to
humanity and has shown how destructive authoritarianism and the selfish
promotion of national interests can be. The future generation will have to
learn from mistakes, learn from them, so as not to allow such mistakes in the
future.