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On the Eve of the War. The Western Special Military District, late 1939-1941. Documents and Materials |
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Minsk: National Archives of the Republic of Belarus, 2007. – 622 pages,
illustrations Compiled by V.I. Adamushko, et al. (In Rus) The book, prepared by Russian and Belarusian archivists, contains declassified documents available from the Russian State Military Archives and the National Archives of the Republic of Belarus. Describes the organisation of Soviet troops in the Western (Belarusian) Special Military District, who took the main thrust of the German attack at the beginning of the Great Patriotic War. Includes reports from the People’s Commissariat of Defence to the Politbureau and the Government; directives and reports by the People’s Commissariat of Defence, the General Staff of the Red Army, and the Headquarters of the Western Special Military District; resolutions of the Belarusian Communist Party Central Committee and the Belarusian Council of People’s Commissars; letters to Stalin from the Belarusian Party Secretary, Ponomarenko. Available for the first time in scholarly discourse are reports on the mobilisation readiness of the District’s troops, materials concerning military inspections and drills, intelligence reports from the headquarters of the Western Special Military District, and special reports from the BSSR People’s Commissariat for State Security. The book includes detailed finding aids and illustrations. Department for Archives and Records Management of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Belarus Federal Archival Agency of Russia National Archives of the Republic of Belarus Russian State Military Archives Contents |
Belarus in the First Months of the Great Patriotic War, 22 June – August 1941. Documents and Materials
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Minsk: National Archives of the Republic of Belarus, 2006. – 458
pages, illustrations Compiled by V.I. Adamushko, et al. (in Rus) Contains documents and reminiscences about the first months of the Great Patriotic War, a dramatic and still insufficiently studied period in the history of Belarus, available from the National Archives of the Republic of Belarus, other archives in Minsk, and the State Archives of the Russian Federation. Describes the activities of government authorities, the actions and attitudes of civilians and soldiers, and recounts the urgent evacuation to the East. The edition is illustrated with reproductions of paintings, photographs, facsimiles of documents, newspapers, and leaflets. Committee for Archives and Records Management under the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus National Archives of the Republic of Belarus State Archives of the Russian Federation Belarusian State Museum of the History of the Great Patriotic War Contents |
Order to Start: The Evacuation of Prisoners from Belarus in 1941. Collected Documents |
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Мinsk: National Archives of the Republic of Belarus, 2005. – 72
pages Compiled by A.I. Kokurin, S.V. Mironenko, V.D. Selemenev, A.V. Sharkov (in Rus) The book offers documents describing the evacuation of prisoners from Belarusian prisons and penal colonies to the east of the country in 1941. These are available from the National Archives of the Republic of Belarus and the State Archives of the Russian Federation. Contents |
The Nazi Genocide in Belarus, 1941-1944 | |
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Мinsk: Belarusian Research Institute of Records Management and
Archival Studies, 1995. – 416 pages Edited by U.M. Mikhniuk, et al. (in Bel) Documents and materials describing Nazi crimes against civilians and prisoners of war and the Nazi policy of genocide in the occupied area of Belarus during the Second World War. Belarusian Committee for Archives and Records Management Belarusian Research Institute of Records Management and Archival Studies Belarusian Academy of Sciences Department for Scholarly Information in Humanities Belarusian Republican Foundation Mutual Understanding and Reconciliation Contents |
Camps for Soviet Prisoners of War in Belarus, 1941-1944. A Directory |
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Minsk: National Archives of the Republic of Belarus, 2004. – 192
pages Compiled by V.I. Adamushko, O.V. Biriukova, Iu.V. Zverev, V.P. Kriuk, R. Otto, V.D. Selemenev, and N.A. Iatskevich (in Rus, Germ) Contains systematic data on the camps of Soviet prisoners of war in Belarus in 1941-1944. Committee for Archives and Records Management under the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus National Archives of the Republic of Belarus Belarusian Republican Foundation Mutual Understanding and Reconciliation Stalag 326 (YI K) Senne Documentation Center Association Saxon Memorials in Memory of Political Terror Victims Contents |
The Death Camp at Trostenets. Documents and Materials |
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Minsk: National Archives of the Republic of Belarus, 2003. – 292
pages Compiled by V.I. Adamushko, G.D. Knat’ko, N.E. Kalesnik, V.D. Selemenev, and N.A. Iatskevich. Edited by G.D. Knat’ko, et al. (in Rus) Includes documents and materials on Nazi crimes in the area of the village of Maly Trostenets, Minsk district. Preface Contents |
Khatyn. Tragedy and Memory. Documents and Materials |
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Мinsk: National Archives of the Republic of Belarus, 2009. – 272
pages Compiled by V.I. Adamushko, I.A. Valakhanovich, N.E. Kalesnik, N.V. Kirillova, V.D. Selemenev, and V.V. Skalaban (in Rus) The book recounts the tragedy of the Belarusian village of Khatyn and the history of the Khatyn Memorial Complex. Includes documents from the National Archives of the Republic of Belarus, the Central Archives of the Committee for State Security of the Republic of Belarus, the Belarusian State Archives of Scientific and Technical Documentation, the State Archives of Minsk Region, the Zonal State Archives in Borisov, the archives of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Belarus, and the personal archives of L.M. Levin. Most archival documents are used in scholarly discourse for the first time. Also included are materials from the periodical press and photographs. Department for Archives and Records Management of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Belarus National Archives of the Republic of Belarus Khatyn State Memorial Complex Central Archives of the Committee for State Security of the Republic of Belarus Contents |
Executioners Witness. The Extermination of the Jews in Occupied Belarus in 1941-1944. Documents and Materials |
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Minsk: National Archives of the Republic of Belarus, 2009. – 215
pages Compiled by V.I. Adamushko, I.P. Gerasimova, and V.D. Selemenev Edited by S.E. Novikov (in Rus) A collection of 112 documents describing Nazi crimes against the Jews in Belarus in 1941-1944 selected from the National Archives of the Republic of Belarus. The first part includes documents of German institutions and military formations translated into Russian; the second part, testimonies of German prisoners of war. The appendix provides information about the places of mass killing and deportation of the Jewish population in Belarus. Department for Archives and Records Management of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Belarus National Archives of the Republic of Belarus Museum of the History and Culture of Belarusian Jews Holocaust Republican Foundation Contents |
The Feat of Survival. Reminiscences and Documents from the Minsk Ghetto |
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Мinsk: National Archives of the Republic of Belarus, 2008. – 166
pages, illustrations Compiled by I.P. Gerasimova and V.D. Selemenev (in Rus) Published for the first time are reminiscences of Rachel Rappoport and Berta Malomed, prisoners at the Minsk ghetto. Also included are transcripts of conversation, 1942-1944, between the intelligence officers of the Belarusian Partisan Movement Headquarters and the partisans and resistance fighters, former prisoners at the Minsk ghetto. Holocaust Republican Foundation National Archives of the Republic of Belarus Contents |
Belarusian Ostarbeiter: Historical and Analytical Study |
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Minsk: National Archives of the Republic of Belarus, 2001. – 336
pages Compiled by G.D. Knat’ko, V.I. Adamushko, N.A. Bondarenko, and V.D. Selemenev Edited by G.D. Knat’ko (in Rus) This monograph explores the background and organisation of deportation of the Belarusian population to Germany for forced labour in 1942-1944, the conditions of their life in the Reich, and return home after the liberation of Belarus. Contents |
Resistance against the Occupation |
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Minsk Anti-Fascist Underground Organisation |
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Мinsk: Belarus, 1995. – 256 pages, illustrations Compiled by Ia.I. Baranouski, G.Dz. Knatsko, T.M. Antanovich, A.F. Vialiki, V.I. Ermalovich, and R.A. Charnaglazava (in Bel) Provides a full list of members of the underground resistance organisation in Minsk (nearly 6,000 names), most of which (about 80%) are published for the first time. Contains data on secret, conspiratorial apartments (over 200), underground groups and organisations (about 90), the chronicle of activities of the resistance fighters from 1941 to 1944. Includes an outline of the history of the Minsk underground organisation illustrated with previously unpublished or little-known documents. Committee for Archives and Records Management of the Republic of Belarus National Archives of the Republic of Belarus Contents |
Hunting for the Gauleiter |
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Мinsk: National Archives of the Republic of Belarus, 2006. – 246
pages Authors: V. Selemenev and V. Shimolin (in Rus) The book describes the operation to kill Hitler’s protege, Wilhelm Kube, the General Commissar for Belarus. Drawing on new and little-known sources, the authors attempt to dispel myths and misconceptions that still surround this subject. Preface Contents |
Aviation and Partisans, 1941-1944: Documents and Reminiscences |
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Minsk: National Archives of the Republic of Belarus, 2005. – 368
pages, illustrations Compiled by G.D. Knat’ko and V.D. Selemenev (in Rus) The book includes documents and reminiscences describing the participation of the aircraft in the logistical support of the Partisan forces in Belarus in World War II and the air transportation of people over front lines. The documents are available from the National Archives of the Republic of Belarus; reminiscences from the History Institute of the National Academy of Sciences, and photographs from the Belarusian State Archives of Films, Photographs and Sound Recordings. Institute of History at the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus Committee for Archives and Records Management under the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus National Archives of the Republic of Belarus Belarusian State Archives of Films, Photographs and Sound Recordings Contents |
They Stood Up and Won: Archives Witness |
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Minsk: Belarusian Research Institute of Records Management and
Archival Studies, 2005 Compiled by M.V. Pishchulenok, T.V. Buevich, S.Iu. Karavka, and S.B. Shalaeva (in Rus) Celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War (1941-1945), this book features articles, archival documents and photographs from the State Archives of Vitebsk Region, local state archives in Glubokoe, Orsha and Polotsk, and the Belarusian State Archives of Films, Photographs and Sound Recordings. Contents Book download Pdf |
Partisan Movement in Vitebsk Region. The History of the 4th Belarusian Partisan Brigade |
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Minsk: National Archives of the Republic of Belarus, 2010 The first ever publication of one of the histories of partisan brigades held at the National Archives of the Republic of Belarus. The book is illustrated with schemes of combat operations, copies of underground and partisan newspapers, photographs. The reference aids include comments, textual notes, name and location indexes. National Archives of the Republic of Belarus |
Aftermath of the war |
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Restitution – 3. Collected Articles and Documents |
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Minsk: Belarusian Culture Foundation, 1996. – 256 pages Compiled by A. Toustsik and M. Yanitskaia Edited by N. Vysotskaia, et al. (in Bel) Materials relating to the restitution of the national cultural property into the context of Belarusian culture and, when legally justified under international law, the real return of cultural objects removed from the country in different times. Includes papers from the International Round Table on Belarus’s Losses in World War II. Provides a description of Belarusian exhibits and archival documents in the repositories of Moscow, Saint Petersburg, etc. Most of the documents are published for the first time. Belarusian Culture Foundation State Inspection of the Republic of Belarus for Preservation of Historical and Cultural Heritage Committee for Archives and Records Management National Library of Belarus Skaryna National Scientific Educational Center at the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Belarus Contents |
Post-war reconstruction |
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Liberated Belarus. Documents and Materials. Book One. September 1943 – December 1944 |
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Minsk: National Archives of the Republic of Belarus, 2004. – 398
pages, illustrations Compiled by V.I. Adamushko, N.A. Bondarenko, G.D. Knat’ko, and V.D. Selemenev (in Rus) Documents relating to the events in Belarus immediately after its liberation, available from the National Archives of the Republic of Belarus and the State Archives of the Russian Federation. These describe how the Republic was accomplishing the military, economic and political tasks in the conditions of ongoing combat operations at the fronts. In addition to the written sources, the book includes photographs from the Belarusian State Archives of Films, Photographs and Sound Recordings. Committee for Archives and Records Management under the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus National Archives of the Republic of Belarus Belarusian State Archives of Films, Photographs and Sound Recordings Federal Archival Agency of Russia State Archives of the Russian Federation Contents |
Liberated Belarus. Documents and Materials. Book Two. January – December 1945 |
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Minsk: National Archives of the Republic of Belarus, 2005. – 506
pages, illustrations Compiled by V.I. Adamushko, N.A. Bondarenko, G.D. Knat’ko, V.D. Selemenev, and V.V. Skalaban (in Rus) Documents relating to the events in Belarus in 1945 available from the National Archives of the Republic of Belarus and the State Archives of the Russian Federation. These describe how the Republic was accomplishing the social, economic and political tasks in the conditions of ongoing combat operations at the fronts and in the first months after the war. Also includes photographs from the Belarusian State Archives of Films, Photographs and Sound Recordings. Contents |
Vitebsk Region after Liberation. October 1943 – December 1945. Documents and Materials |
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Vitebsk: Viteb. obl. tip., 2009. – 584 pages, illustrations Compiled by N.V. Voronova, et al. (In Rus) This book features documents relating to the events that occurred in the Vitebsk Region in conditions of ongoing war and in the first postwar months. The documents are available from the National Archives of the Republic of Belarus, the State Archives of the Russian Federation, the State Archives of Vitebsk Region, and the Zonal State Archives in Polotsk. Most of the records are published for the first time. The edition includes extensive reference aids and is illustrated with facsimiles of documents and photographs. Department for Archives and Records Management of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Belarus National Archives of the Republic of Belarus Main Administration of Justice, Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee State Archives of Vitebsk Region Contents |
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The Austrians and the Sudeten Germans before Soviet Military Tribunals in Belarus 1945-1950 |
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Graz – Minsk: National Archives of the Republic of Belarus, 2007. –
728 pages Edited by Stefan Karner and Viacheslav Selemenev (in Rus, Germ) Contains 12 articles written by Austrian, Belarusian and Russian researchers. This is the first edition on the subject of Soviet postwar trials, which is entirely based on documentary sources. The book is the result of intensive cooperation between Austrian and Belarusian researchers in the study of criminal cases against prisoners of war available in the National Archives of the Republic of Belarus. Contents |
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Commemoration of Fatherland Defenders and War Victims in Belarus, 1941-2008. Documents and Materials |
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Minsk: National Archives of the Republic of Belarus, 2008. – 304
pages, illustrations Compiled by V.I. Adamushko, et al. (in Rus) The first documentary edition about the burials of the Second World War. Includes materials from the National Archives of the Republic of Belarus, regional and local archives, the Central Archives of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation, and the Archives of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus Administration for Commemoration of Fatherland Defenders and War Victims. The book features edicts of President of the Republic of Belarus, government resolutions from the years 1992-2008, instructions of the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Belarus. Included in the appendix are documents regulating the procedure for military burial in pre-revolutionary Russia. The edition is illustrated with reproductions of paintings, copies of documents, and photographs. Department for Archives and Records Management of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Belarus National Archives of the Republic of Belarus Republic of Belarus Armed Forces Administration for Commemoration of Fatherland Defenders and War Victims Contents |
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Documents on the History of the Great Patriotic War in State Archives of the Republic of Belarus, 1941-1945. A Directory |
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Drezden–Minsk–Graz, 2003. – 592 pages, illustrations Edited by V. Selemenev, S. Zhumar, K.-D. Mueller, and St. Karner (in Rus, Germ) An annotated register of fonds (groups of fonds), collections, and documents relating to the Second World War in state archives of the Republic of Belarus, with indication of finding aids and the number of documents. Association Saxon Memorials in Memory of Victims of Political Terror Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Research on War Consequences Committee for Archives and Records Management of the Republic of Belarus Belarusian Research Institute of Records Management and Archival Studies National Archives of the Republic of Belarus Contents |
Documents on Belarusian History in J. Stalin’s “Special File” |
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Minsk: National Archives of the Republic of Belarus, 2004. – 86
pagesCompiled by S.V. Zhumar, S.V. Mironenko, and V.D. Selemenev. Edited by V.I.Adamushko, V.P.Kozlo, and V.P. Kriuk (in Rus) Describes records of NKVD/MVD Secretariat (People’s Commissariat, and then Ministry, of Internal Affairs of the USSR) relating to the Belarusian Soviet Socialist Republic in the so-called “Special File” [osobaia papka] of Joseph Stalin. A number of documents from Stalin’s “Special File” are published for the first time. The edition is intended for researchers into the history of World War II and the late 1940s in Belarus, postgraduate students, faculty, and archivists. National Archives of the Republic of Belarus Belarusian Research Institute of Records Management and Archival Studies State Archives of the Russian Federation Contents |
Belarus in Resolutions and Instructions of the State Committee for Defence of the USSR, 1941-1945. A Directory |
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Мinsk: National Archives of the Republic of Belarus, 2008. – 216
pages Compiled by V.D. Selemenev, et al. (In Rus) The book contains data on the previously classified resolutions and instructions of the USSR State Committee for Defence relating to Belarus, which are available in the Russian State Archives of Socio-Political History. Many documents are published in full, others presented as fragments or in abstracts. The edition is prepared by Russian and Belarusian archivists. Department for Archives and Records Management of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Belarus National Archives of the Republic of Belarus Federal Archival Agency of Russia Russian State Archives of Socio-Political History Contents |
Soviet and German Prisoners of War in the Second World War |
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Drezden–Minsk, 2004. – 512 pages Compiled by V. Selemenev, Iu. Zverev, K.-D. Mueller, and A. Kharitonov (in Rus, Germ) The bulk of the book are reports presented by participants at the international scholarly conference called “Soviet and German POWs in the Second World War: Main Areas of Research”, which was held in Minsk on December 12, 2003. The book also includes articles on the subject by Belarusian and Russian specialists. Committee for Archives and Records Management under the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus National Archives of the Republic of Belarus Central Archives of the Committee for State Security of the Republic of Belarus Association Saxon Memorials in Memory of Victims of Political Terror Contents |
Grodno Region on the Eve and During the Great Patriotic War, 1939-1945 |
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Grodno: Grodn. tip., 2005. – 600 pages Compiled by G.A. Androsenko, et al. (in Rus) The edition covers the critical period in the history of the Grodno Region, 1939-1945. Includes administrative records from the State Archives of Grodno Region and the State Archives of Public Organisations in Grodno Region, the translated documents of German occupation authorities, and previously unpublished photographs and illustrations depicting the history of the Nieman area. Grodno Region Executive Committee Administrative Department State Archives of Grodno Region State Archives of Public Organisations of Grodno Region Preface |
Tragedy of Belarusian Villages, 1941-1944: Documents and Materials |
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Moscow: Historical Memory Foundation, 2011. – 535 pages, illustrations The Nazi policy of genocide and “scorched earth” on the occupied territory of Belarus in 1941-1945 included the extermination of whole villages, often together with their residents. This is reflected in the documents collected in this book, most of which are published for the first time. The book is illustrated with photographs and copies of archive records. Department for Archives and Records Management of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Belarus |
