Red Army Servicemen from Kalmykia Buried on Mamaev Kurgan: a Historical and Statistical Study

Introduction. The article is devoted to the servicemen of the Red Army ― residents of the Kalmyk ASSR, buried at the Mamaev Kurgan ― a key point of the defense of Stalingrad during the Great Patriotic War, as well as to the historical and statistical study of their collective portrait. Materials and...

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Main Author: Ershov Sergey G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Российской академии наук, Калмыцкий научный центр 2023-12-01
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Online Access:https://mongoloved.kigiran.com/jour/article/view/1361
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description Introduction. The article is devoted to the servicemen of the Red Army ― residents of the Kalmyk ASSR, buried at the Mamaev Kurgan ― a key point of the defense of Stalingrad during the Great Patriotic War, as well as to the historical and statistical study of their collective portrait. Materials and methods. When writing the article a complex of various general scientific and special methods was used, including historical-genetic, historical-comparative, historical-typological, historical-systemic, as well as statistical method. The materials for the work were the logs of combat operations of units in the defense of Stalingrad, reports on irrecoverable losses of personnel, materials of the Books of Memory of the Volgograd region and the Republic of Kalmykia, lists of the dead, inscribed on the mosaic banners in the Hall of Military Glory on the Mamaev Kurgan, lists of burials on the Mamaev Kurgan. Results. In the course of the research on the basis of various sources the database of the Red Army servicemen - residents of Kalmyk ASSR, buried on the Mamaev Kurgan was compiled. Following this, their collective portrait was analyzed by such categories as place and time of birth, place of conscription, time and place of death. Conclusions. The analysis shows that natives of Kalmykia actively participated in the defense of Stalingrad. At the same time, the majority of the deceased belonged to young people born in 1924 and younger. It is obvious that most of the studied personalities were mobilized in 1942 and, even without completing their training, were thrown to the defense of Stalingrad. At the same time, most of the losses occurred in September-October 1942 – the period of the most intense battles for Stalingrad. At the same time, the analysis of information about other defenders of Stalingrad, not included in the list of those buried at Mamaev Kurgan, allows us to assert that they were also buried at this memorial, but without specifying their names.
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spelling doaj.art-29e24cbe455e4cfcb7e232f56135af652024-02-27T07:29:48ZengРоссийской академии наук, Калмыцкий научный центрМонголоведение2500-15232023-12-0115461564210.22162/2500-1523-2023-4-615-642Red Army Servicemen from Kalmykia Buried on Mamaev Kurgan: a Historical and Statistical StudyErshov Sergey G.0https://orcid.org/0009-0006-1280-0314Kalmyk Scientific Center of the RASIntroduction. The article is devoted to the servicemen of the Red Army ― residents of the Kalmyk ASSR, buried at the Mamaev Kurgan ― a key point of the defense of Stalingrad during the Great Patriotic War, as well as to the historical and statistical study of their collective portrait. Materials and methods. When writing the article a complex of various general scientific and special methods was used, including historical-genetic, historical-comparative, historical-typological, historical-systemic, as well as statistical method. The materials for the work were the logs of combat operations of units in the defense of Stalingrad, reports on irrecoverable losses of personnel, materials of the Books of Memory of the Volgograd region and the Republic of Kalmykia, lists of the dead, inscribed on the mosaic banners in the Hall of Military Glory on the Mamaev Kurgan, lists of burials on the Mamaev Kurgan. Results. In the course of the research on the basis of various sources the database of the Red Army servicemen - residents of Kalmyk ASSR, buried on the Mamaev Kurgan was compiled. Following this, their collective portrait was analyzed by such categories as place and time of birth, place of conscription, time and place of death. Conclusions. The analysis shows that natives of Kalmykia actively participated in the defense of Stalingrad. At the same time, the majority of the deceased belonged to young people born in 1924 and younger. It is obvious that most of the studied personalities were mobilized in 1942 and, even without completing their training, were thrown to the defense of Stalingrad. At the same time, most of the losses occurred in September-October 1942 – the period of the most intense battles for Stalingrad. At the same time, the analysis of information about other defenders of Stalingrad, not included in the list of those buried at Mamaev Kurgan, allows us to assert that they were also buried at this memorial, but without specifying their names.https://mongoloved.kigiran.com/jour/article/view/1361great patriotic warred armykalmyk assrbattle of stalingraddefense of stalingradmamaev kurganhistorical memory
spellingShingle Ershov Sergey G.
Red Army Servicemen from Kalmykia Buried on Mamaev Kurgan: a Historical and Statistical Study
Монголоведение
great patriotic war
red army
kalmyk assr
battle of stalingrad
defense of stalingrad
mamaev kurgan
historical memory
title Red Army Servicemen from Kalmykia Buried on Mamaev Kurgan: a Historical and Statistical Study
title_full Red Army Servicemen from Kalmykia Buried on Mamaev Kurgan: a Historical and Statistical Study
title_fullStr Red Army Servicemen from Kalmykia Buried on Mamaev Kurgan: a Historical and Statistical Study
title_full_unstemmed Red Army Servicemen from Kalmykia Buried on Mamaev Kurgan: a Historical and Statistical Study
title_short Red Army Servicemen from Kalmykia Buried on Mamaev Kurgan: a Historical and Statistical Study
title_sort red army servicemen from kalmykia buried on mamaev kurgan a historical and statistical study
topic great patriotic war
red army
kalmyk assr
battle of stalingrad
defense of stalingrad
mamaev kurgan
historical memory
url https://mongoloved.kigiran.com/jour/article/view/1361
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