The North Caucasus as an image in collaborationist press of the occupied soviet territories (1942-1943)
https://doi.org/10.31143/2542-212X-2024-4-127-138
EDN: JLTNMJ
Abstract
The paper examines data from pro-German newspapers in the occupied Soviet territories reflecting military operations, historical and economic issues in the context of the North Caucasus. In the summer and fall of 1942, the idea of the Wehrmacht capturing a resource-rich region in a south part of the USSR served as a powerful tool for Nazi propaganda to convince Soviet citizens of the inevitability of Germany’s victory. Newspapers reported on the capture of cities and positions, losses of Soviet troops, natural and economic resources, the Wehrmacht’s liberation mission for the peoples of the Caucasus, and the beginning of a new stage in its history. However, in the winter of 1943, the hasty retreat of the Germans from the North Caucasus went virtually unnoticed in reports. Consequently, Nazi propaganda ignored this sector of the front.
Supporting agencies: The study was carried out with the financial support of the Russian National Fund. Project No. 23-28-00326 "The Great Patriotic War: military operations, rear, government, society. The regional as-pect: based on the materials of the North Caucasus."
About the Author
Azamat A. Tatarov
Kabardino-Balkarian State University named after Kh.M. Berbekov
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
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Tatarov A.A. The North Caucasus as an image in collaborationist press of the occupied soviet territories (1942-1943). Kavkazologiya. 2024;(4):127-138. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.31143/2542-212X-2024-4-127-138. EDN: JLTNMJ
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