This monograph deals with the contribution of Soviet Jews, soldiers
and commanders in the Red Army, to the victory over Nazi Germany as
reflected through the private correspondence between the front and the
civilian rear. The basis for the research is the author's unique
collection of personal items (letters, diaries, documents, and
photographs) of Jews who served in the Red Army and members of their
families. This collection was supplemented by archival documents and
information obtained from academic and popular publications,
periodicals, and memoirs of the participants in the war and their
families. The book elucidates a wide spectrum of topics related to the
work of the military field post. The topics encompass not only battles
but also everyday military life, soldiers' personal lives, relations
between men and women, the work of the military censorship, letters of
Soviet soldiers and officers in Yiddish, and Soviet Jews’
correspondence with foreign entities.
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Front and Civilian Rear Correspondence, 1941–1945
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9783111438085
Publisert
2026
Utgave
1. utgave
Utgiver
De Gruyter
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
Forfatter