Materials of Estonia State Archive as a source for the study of foreign prisoners of war of World War II in the camps of the NKVD–MVD ESSR history. 1944–1949
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Khodyakov M.V.
Materials of Estonia State Archive as a source for the study of foreign prisoners of war of World War II in the camps of the NKVD–MVD ESSR history. 1944–1949
Annotation
This article analyzes the information capabilities of documents, postponed in the funds of the State Archives of Estonia, and reflecting the history of foreign POWs in NKVD-MVD on the territory of this Republic. The author concludes that the folding and functioning of the system of camps in Estonia had its own peculiarities. Their analysis allows to highlight a number of issues, «Russian captivity».
Keywords
Source, archive, prisoner-of-war Camps, Estonia, 1944–1949, Estonian State Archive
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Khodyakov Mikhail Viktorovich - head of the Department of Contemporary History of Russia, Faculty of History, St. Petersburg State University, PhD in History, professor, St. Petersburg; 9921-563-44-07; This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it