Yes. They have. Here is a book I am currently reading that addresses this head on, highly recommended:

Memory Makers: The Politics of the Past in Putin's Russia

https://www.amazon.com/Memory-Makers-Politics-Putins-Russia/dp/1350280763/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3176DJO32HQPT&keywords=Memory+makers+Putin&qid=1693410359&sprefix=memory+makers+putin%2Caps%2C166&sr=8-1