Smolensk Under the Nazis
Laurie Cohen
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Drawing on oral-history interviews and other sources, this work provides fascinating accounts of how Soviets, Jews, and Roma fared in the Russian city of Smolensk under the 26-month Nazi occupation. The 1941 German invasion of the Soviet Union ("Operation Barbarossa") significantly altered the lives of the civilians in occupied Russian territories, yet these individuals' stories are overlooked by most scholarly treatments ofthe attack and its aftermath. This study, drawing on oral-history interviews and a broad range of archival sources, provides a fascinating and detailed account of the everyday life of Soviets, Jews, Roma, and Germans in the city of ... Read more
Drawing on oral-history interviews and other sources, this work provides fascinating accounts of how Soviets, Jews, and Roma fared in the Russian city of Smolensk under the 26-month Nazi occupation. The 1941 German invasion of the Soviet Union ("Operation Barbarossa") significantly altered the lives of the civilians in occupied Russian territories, yet these individuals' stories are overlooked by most scholarly treatments ofthe attack and its aftermath. This study, drawing on oral-history interviews and a broad range of archival sources, provides a fascinating and detailed account of the everyday life of Soviets, Jews, Roma, and Germans in the city of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
Number of pages
378
Condition
New
Number of Pages
378
Place of Publication
Rochester, United States
ISBN
9781580464697
SKU
V9781580464697
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Reviews for Smolensk Under the Nazis
A very useful book.
WAR IN HSITORY
A fascinating account of everyday Soviet life under German rule in Russia which adds substantially to our knowledge of the period. It deserves to be read by scholars and others interested in the Great Patriotic War in general and everyday life under occupation in particular.
SLAVONIC AND EAST EUROPEAN REVIEW ... Read more
WAR IN HSITORY
A fascinating account of everyday Soviet life under German rule in Russia which adds substantially to our knowledge of the period. It deserves to be read by scholars and others interested in the Great Patriotic War in general and everyday life under occupation in particular.
SLAVONIC AND EAST EUROPEAN REVIEW ... Read more