The phenomenon of collaborationism in the territories of the USSR occupied by Nazi Germany (1941–1944): Points of view and assessment in historiography

Abstract

An extensive domestic and foreign historiography has been created on the topic of collaborationism and related problems. The purpose of this work is to consider the phenomenon of collaborationism and the forms of its manifestation in the temporarily occupied territories of the southern regions of Russia, the Crimea, the North Caucasus, to compare the approaches of researchers in understanding its essence, forms and scales. Based on the analysis of assessments of this complex social phenomenon and a review of the developments of the latest domestic historiography, a conclusion was made about the need for further research on the topic. A larger-scale introduction into scientific circulation of such documents as reports on military operations of the enemy, memorandums and orders located in foreign archives, as well as additional involvement of historical sources of personal origin, is in demand. The importance of addressing this problem is caused not least by the attempts of modern anti-Russian forces to revise and revise the results of the Great Patriotic War.

Keywords

• nazism
• aggression
• collaboration
• historiography
• consciousness
• occupation
• information warfare
• falsification