Little soldiers : how Soviet children went to war, 1941 - 1945 / Olga Kucherenko
Tells the story of the thousands of Soviet children who served with regular and paramilitary formations. Focuses on the mechanisms and psychological consequences of propaganda on their motivations as well as their routine experiences
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| Hauptverfasser: | Kucherenko, Olga (VerfasserIn) |
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| Format: | Buch |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Veröffentlicht: | Oxford [u.a.] : Oxford Univ. Press, 2011 |
| Ausgabe: | 1. publ |
| Schlagworte: |
Sowjetunion
> Kinder
> Kindersoldaten
> Krieg
> Kriegführung
> Weltkrieg 2. (1939-1945)
> Streitkräfte/militärische Verbände
> Militärische Rekrutierung
> Motivation
> Ideologische Faktoren
Soviet Union
> Children
> Child soldiers
> War
> Warfare
> World War 2 (1939-1945)
> Armed forces/military units
> Military recruitment
> Ideological factors
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| Internet: | Autorenbiografie Verlagsangaben Book review (H-Net) Inhaltsverzeichnis Rezension Rezension |
| Inhaltsangabe |
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| 'Prologue to the battle' : Exercise in patriotism. 'What are little boys made of?' : constructing Soviet social identity ; 'The land begins in the Kremlin' : reinventing the socialist Motherland ; 'If tomorrow brings war' : a nation in uniform ; Overview |
| 'Greatcoat, weapons and war' : soldiers in the making. 'All for the front! All for victory!' : a mandate to action ; Babes in grey : children in the regular army ; Imps and eaglets : children in the forest ; Sea whelps : children on shipboard ; Overview. |
