German Rule in Russia 1941–1945

The Nature of Anti-Soviet Armed Resistance, 1942-44: The North Caucasus, the Kalmyk Autonomous Republic, and Crimea

“…That implied that the entire local population would have to be deported or killed sooner or later. 82 For the time being, however, they gave Tatars some privileges, partly to sow discord between them and the Slavic majority and partly because they sought to impress a potential ally, Turkey. The Germans released Tatar prisoners of war, distributed gardens and vineyards belonging to the collective farms among Tatars, excused them from labor duty, reduced their taxes, opened mosques, and limited requisitions in their villages.…”

Больше Или Меньше?

“…Я действительно, на основании имевшихся у меня в Москве источников, оценивал численность советских военнопленных в 4,3 млн, а их потери в один миллион [Maksudov 1977: 223-265]. Однако оказавшись на Западе, познакомившись с немецкими документами и с работой А. Даллина [Dallin 1957], я изменил свою точку зрения. В книге «Потери населения СССР» [Максудов 1989: 206-210] численность пленных оценивается в 5,7 млн, а их потери в 3 млн человек.…”

“…При максимальной численности взятых в плен 5,8 млн убыль составляет 3,3 млн человек. Такую же цифру потерь приводит А. Даллин (1,3 млн пленных расстреляно и 2 млн умерло от голода, ран и болезней) [Dallin 1957].…”

Nationalism, anti-Bolshevism or the will to survive? Collaboration in Belarus under the Nazi occupation of 1941–1944

“…The author argues that had Nazi occupation policy on Soviet territories been more favourable to the civilian population it would have allowed the Germans to mobilise more effectively elements of the Soviet people, particularly various non-Russian groups and the peasantry, against the Soviet regime. 10 Military collaboration by Soviet civilians and POWs with the German forces has attracted the specific interest of Western scholars. This interest is understandable in the light of the US's Cold War interest in mobilising the Soviet peoples against the Soviet regime.…”