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Letters from occupied Krasnodar. August 1942
Authors: Igor G. Ivantsov, Igor V. Dubinin
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The Great Patriotic War, the occupation of a very large part of the country, cities and villages was the severe trial both for the entire people of the country and individuals. One of the episodes of this most severe trial was the occupation of Krasnodar in August 9, 1942. The history of hostilities, partisan resistance in the occupied cities and villages, evoke the invariable interest of modern Russian society. No less important is the search and study of letters, diaries, and other documents of personal origin. They are often very informative and clearly reveal both the events that took place, witnessed by their contemporaries, and their moods, well-being, and expectations. In some cases, at the same time, such documents are also striking evidence of the tragic hopelessness of the situation in which the inhabitants of the occupied territories found themselves. The work on the discovery of documents of personal origin in our country has been and is being conducted for a long time. Nevertheless, each new document of personal origin revealed denotes a new facet of the tragedy of the occupation.