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Language of Description: English
Country: Russia

  1. Коллекция трофейных немецких документов, перемещенных на территорию СССР

    • Collection of trophy German materials

  2. Коллекция документов "Холокост на территории Европы"

    • Collection of documents "Holocaust in the Territory of Europe"
    • Kollektsiya dokumentov "Holokost na teritorii Evropy"

    The collection consists of the documents on the history of the Holocaust in Europe: photos (pre-war family and personal photos of victims of the Holocaust), personal documents (ID, CV, certificates and etc.), the memories of the extermination of Jews, various correspondence. The collection includes the documents of the Sobibor extermination camp (the plan of the Sobibor extermination camp on 14 October 1943, compiled by A. Pecherskiy in 1944. A. Pecherskiy was a leader of the uprising in the Sobibor extermination camp and in 1972 he wrote a book "Revolt in Sobibor"). A letter in Polish of M...

  3. Коллекция документов "Холокост на территории СССР"

    • Collection of documents "Holocaust in the Territory of the USSR"
    • Kollektsiya dokumentov "Holokost na teritorii SSSR"

    The collection consists of the documents on the history of the Holocaust in Ukraine, Moldavia, Byelarussia, Baltic States (with borders until June 22, 1941): photos (pre-war family and personal photos of victims of the Holocaust), personal documents (ID, CV, certificates and etc., also documents about the fate of Jewish families), the memories about the extermination of Jews, various correspondence, the copies of the photos of the mass exterminations in the territory of the USSR, the copies of the Nazi propaganda, the copies of the documents about Babi Yar and card index about periodical ne...

  4. Коллекция документов "Холокост на территории России"

    • Collection of documents "Holocaust in the Territory of Russia"
    • Kollektsiya dokumentov "Holokost na teritorii Rossiyi"

    The collection consists of the documents on the history of the Holocaust in Russian Federation from 1941 to 1944: memories compiled after the war (mostly by relatives), correspondence between relatives and these who later were killed, photos (pre-war family and personal photos of victims of the Holocaust), personal documents (mostly various certificates), the memories of the extermination of Jews, various correspondence. The collection includes the archival certificates about mass extermination of Jews in the Rostov district, a list of the killed Jews in Klintzy (Bryansk district). Collecte...

  5. Коллекция документов "Праведники Народов Мира"

    • Collection of documents "Righteous Among the Nations"
    • Kollektsiya dokumentov "Pravedniki Narodov Mira"

    The collection stores the material about rescuing of Jews during the Holocaust in the territory of the Russian Federation, Byelorussia, Ukraine, Lithuania, Latvia. The material consists of memories of the rescuers and interviews with them, photos of the rescuers and rescued people. Also there are documents (medals and diplomas also) and correspondence concerning Righteous Among the Nation award; articles and publications with the personal stories of the rescue.

  6. Коллекция документов "Евреи – участники Великой Отечественной войны"

    • Collection of documents "Jews-participants of the Great Patriotic War"
    • Kollektsiya dokumentov "Jevreji uchastniki Velikoj Otechestvennoj Vojny"

    The collection consists of various correspondence, personal documents (certificates, confirmations, diplomas); periodical press (1941-1945); photos and CV of the soldiers of the Soviet Red Army, their memories about everyday life and fightings in the army; memories about the war; personal belongings and military awards of the soldiers and officers of the Soviet Red Army.

  7. Коллекция документов "Евреи СССР в тылу и эвакуации"

    • Collection of documents "USSR Jews in Evacuation"
    • Kollektsiya dokumentov "Jevreji SSSR v tylu i evakuacii"

    The collection consists of the material concerning personal stories of the Jewish families who were able to escape country to the East in the first days of the war. There are various correspondence between soldiers of the Soviet Red Army and family members in evacuation, also personal photos and photos taken in evacuation; personal documents; memories about life in evacuation, diaries and notebooks with memories.

  8. Белгородчина в период Великой Отечественной войны Советского Союза 1941-1945 гг.

    • Belgorod Oblast during the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945

    Fond contains materials related to the patriotic activity of partisans in Belgorod Oblast, to the fascist atrocities, economical and cultural loss. Materials are also related to the combat activity in the region, reconstruction of national economics, to the Belgorod citizens who participated in the War.

  9. Коллекция документов по Великой Отечественной войне 1941-1945 гг.

    • Collection of documents related to the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945

    Documents related to the period of occupation of Belgorod Oblast, Nazi atrocities, materials related to the liberation of the occupied territory; original letters of soldiers, memories of the participants of the war from Belgorod; award sheets (copies from TsAMO), memories of hospital staff.

  10. Владимирская волостная управа

    • Vladimirovka district council

    Orders, commands and warrants of heads of districts. Warrants for heads of districts and prefects on residents' forced labor, on recruitment of the labor force in Germany. Prefects' reports about residents that are leaving the forestry without an authorization. Passports, issued by occupational authorities; report and accounting books of passports and certificates.

  11. Гроссман Василий Семенович (1905-1964) - писатель

    • Vasily Semyonovich Grossman (1905-1964) - writer

    244 files, 4 opisi Manuscrips, drafts, and notebooks of the writer, correspondence with editors and colleagues. Opis 2: 1949 - 1963 Manuscripts of "Life and Fate" (1960). Notebooks, diaries, interviews with red army soldiers (1943-1945) Opis 3: Notebooks (1941-1950)

  12. Международный военный трибунал для главных немецких преступников (Нюрнбергский процесс). Нюрнберг.

    • International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg (The Nuremberg trials)

    Opis 1, 2916 files, 1945-1947 Agreement, rules and regulations of the tribunal, notifications, orders, reports, decoding of sound records of the open sessions, and reports from the close sessions. Letter of indictment, materials from Commonwealth counsel and counsel for the defence. Speeches of the accusers and defending counsels. statutory declaration (mascot); Affidavits of the sides. Interrogation reports of the defendance and accuisation. Sentence of the Nuremberg trial, opinions of the court members. Opis 2, 431 files, 1938-1946 The main specifics of the Opis 2 is the precise discripti...

  14. Бабий Яр

    • Babi Yar

    Kiev suburbs, December of 1943. German prisoners are digging the ditch, where tortured Soviet people were buried. One of the former camp prisoners tells about fascist crimes during the Kiev occupation.

  15. Злодеяния немцев в Виннице

    • The crimes of Germans in Vinnitsa

    Ukraine. Vinnitza, April 29, 1944. Psychiatric hospital. Disinterment of the corpses of murdered patients.

  16. Концентрационный лагерь "Саласпилс"

    • Salaspils concentration camp

    October, 1944 г. Former concentration camp "Salaspils" in 15 km from Riga. Observation of the camp by City and Military Investigation Commissions. Disinterment.

  17. Освенцим

    • Auschwitz

    Prisoners of Auschwitz and Birkenau concentration camps in Oswiecim were freed by Ukranian Front of Soviet Army. Corpses of tortured prisoners could be found in camps among crematories and gas chambers and on the nearby territory. Some of them were killed during the Nazi retreat. Prisoners who were killed in camps were buried in Oswiecim, and those who were able to survive underwent the physical checkup: they were found to be extremely exhausted during incarceration. Some of the former camp prisoners were taking part in technical and forensic expertise together with Soviet scientists and me...

  18. Комиссия по истории Великой Отечественной войны 1941-1945 гг. Академии наук СССР

    • Commission on the Great Patriotic War's history. Academy of science.

    Section I - “History of military units and divisions” 259 inventories, including 1802 units of storage. The section contains a variety of materials on the activities of the armies, divisions, regiments participating in the battles: the history of military units, operational documents (orders, orders, reports, reports, reports and logs of military operations, combat operations schemes), transcripts of conversations with commanders and ordinary soldiers which reflects their immediate impressions and experiences, memories of the war participants, letters, literary works of soldiers, folklore m...

  19. Орловский плацдарм

    • Orel Beachhead

    Views of destroyed Oryol. Military entry of Soviet Army in Oryol, mine clearance of the bridge, cemetery of Soviet and German soldiers, concentration camp — prisoners release; captured German vehicles; funerals of deceased Soviet soldiers. Work of the commission for investigation of fascist crimes. Group of Soviet commanders. Residents return home. Medical help for injured Soviet pilot.

  20. В освобожденных районах

    • In the liberated areas

    Members od Extraordinary State Committee headed by N.M. Shvernik observe destroyed buildings in Gzhatsk, Vyazma, Sychevka, Rzhev. Member of the commission Nikolay, metropolian of Kiev and Halych observes schools, ornaments from churches. N.M.Shvernik talks to the citizens of Gzhatsk. Views of the destroyed churches, schools, and other buildings. Members of the Commission on the site of murder of Citizens of Vyazma. Members of the Commission on the German cemetery in Sychevka. View of the barracks where Soviet POW lived. N.M.Shvernik in orphanage in Sychevka.