LINETS S.I. Interaction of Local Authorities and the Population of the Stavropol Territory in Providing Assistance to Citizens Evacuated to the Territory in 1941–1942: Problems and Ways to Solve Them
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.15688/jvolsu4.2025.5.9
Sergey I. Linets,
Doctor of Sciences (History), Professor, Chief Researcher, Laboratory of History and Ethnography, Federal Research Centre the Southern Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Chekhov St, 41, 344010 Rostov-on-Don, Russian Federation,
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Abstract. Introduction. The article discusses the practical interaction of local party and Soviet bodies and the urban and rural population of the Stavropol Territory in providing comprehensive assistance to citizens evacuated in 1941–1942 from the front-line western regions of the USSR to the territory of the region. The scientific study of this problem is an important part of the study of the functioning of the Soviet rear and its contribution to achieving victory over Nazi Germany during the Great Patriotic War. Methods and materials. In the course of the study, the authors actively used the historical-typological, problem-chronological, and historical-comparative methods. This article is based on the sources published in recent decades in collections of documents on this problem. Analysis. The reception of the first batches of the evacuated population began in the Stavropol Territory a few weeks after the beginning of the Great Patriotic War, i.e., in the summer of 1941. The regional authorities, by a number of their decisions, determined in advance in all cities and rural areas places for the accommodation and subsequent residence of arriving refugees. At the same time, as evidenced by documentary materials, responsible persons from among the party and Soviet workers were clearly and timely appointed, and premises, canteens, and medical centers were determined. The local population was called upon to provide all possible assistance in accommodating arriving citizens in their living space, which found a positive response from the urban and rural population of the Stavropol Territory. As quickly as possible, the authorities resolved many issues related to the stay of refugees in the region, including their employment and provision with money, hygiene items, clothing, and footwear. Equally attentive local authorities responded to the complaints of evacuated citizens, trying to eliminate the identified shortcomings in a short time. Results. In the course of the work, the author came to the conclusion that the close cooperation of local authorities and the population of the Stavropol Territory in providing comprehensive assistance to refugees has yielded a positive result. The evacuated citizens who arrived in the territory of the region in 1941– 1942 were generally provided with the necessary list of material and household services, which made it possible to survive the harsh hardships of wartime in the places of their new settlement. Funding. This work was prepared as part of the state assignment (Project No. 125011200146-5) for the Southern Scientific Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences (SSC RAS) in 2025, entitled “Society and Power in Southern Russia during the Great Patriotic War: Forms of Interaction and Practices of Representation.”
Key words: Great Patriotic War, Stavropol Territory, evacuated population, party and Soviet bodies, blockade survivors, sanitary and living conditions.
Citation. Linets S.I. Interaction of Local Authorities and the Population of the Stavropol Territory in Providing Assistance to Citizens Evacuated to the Territory in 1941–1942: Problems and Ways to Solve Them. Vestnik Volgogradskogo gosudarstvennogo universiteta. Seriya 4. Istoriya. Regionovedenie. Mezhdunarodnye otnosheniya [Science Journal of Volgograd State University. History. Area Studies. International Relations], 2025, vol. 30, no. 5, pp. 118-127. (in Russian). DOI: https://doi.org/10.15688/jvolsu4.2025.5.9.
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