Helping the Front: Help of the Local Population in the Battle of Kursk. Part 1 by V. P. Gridnev

“…Military history and the history of wars and military art indicate that the Battle of Kursk, in its results and the significance of the victory of the Soviet troops near Moscow and Stalingrad, became a powerful stage on the way to the victory of the Soviet Union over fascist Germany. …”
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The Management of Medical Support Troops in the Battle of Kursk by V. P. Gridnev

“…Considered the activities of the authorities front-line areas aimed at the realization of the call of the homeland “Everything for front, everything for Victory!”. This and the provision of broad assistance to the wounded soldiers, including the deployment of hospitals and the patronage of them, and the establishment of health Foundation of defenders of the homeland, organization of donor movement, and providing food, utensils, furniture, etc. the battle of Kursk teaches that the unity of the front and rear is the main and decisive condition for the Victory of the people over the aggressor.…”
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Courage and Heroism of Soviet Soldiers in the Battle of Kursk by V. P. Gridnev

“…The appeal to this topic is due to the 80th anniversary of the victory at the Kursk Bulge (August 23, 2023), as well as the conduct of a special military operation. …”
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Helping the Front: Help of the Local Population in the Battle of Kursk. Part 2 by V. P. Gridnev

“…In the second part of article on the basis of materials of the central and regional archives, collections of documents of party and Soviet bodies of front-line areas, memoirs, newspapers of wartime organizing activity of the State committee of defense, the Councils of War, local bodies for mobilization of the population on construction of autocart roads and their maintenance in proper condition, construction of the railroad Stary Oskol — Rzhava which had important military value for the Voronezh front is considered, the contribution of residents of front-line areas to a victory of the Soviet troops on the Kursk Bulge, their courage and labor heroism is shown.…”
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Political and Educational Work in the Rear Support Units on the Kursk Bulge by V. P. Gridnev

“…The relevance of the publication is caused, firstly, by the 80th anniversary of the victory of the multinational Soviet people and its Armed Forces in the Battle of Kursk; secondly, by the increasing role and importance of military-patriotic education of the younger generation, which is a   barometer of Russian society. …”
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Memoirs as a Source of Studying the Battle of Leningrad by V. P. Gridnev

“…As memoirs of defenders of Leningrad testify, the staff of Army and residents showed courage and heroism, unity of the front and back that finally and has ensured the Victory not only in fight for the city, but also in general in the Great Patriotic War of the multinational Soviet people.…”
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