THE BATTLE OF KURSK: HOW THE WESTERN HISTORIANS APPRECIATE IT by A. A. Paderin

“…In the article the author analyses how the largest battle of the Great Patriotic War and the second World War, the Battle of Kursk, is shown in the west historiography: the intentions of the opposite sides, the degree of preparation to the coming battle, the correlation between number of people and military machines, the realization of decreed tasks, the peculiarities of strategy and moving fighting forces for the battle, the mistakes of German side which were the result of defeat. …”
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Control of Logistic Support of Troops in the Battle of Kursk by Valery Pavlovich Gridnev

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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. The Battle of Kursk demonstrated the morale, unity and will of the multinational Soviet people in defending their Fatherland. …”
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The Management of Medical Support Troops in the Battle of Kursk by V. P. Gridnev

“…The article, based on archival materials, memoirs of participants of the great Patriotic war and other sources, analyzes the organizational activities of the Military councils of fronts and armies during the period of the battle of Kursk medical support of troops. 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!”. …”
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Battle of Kursk — a Look 80 Years Later by N. V. Starikov, V. A. Shamakhov

“…The article analyzes the most important details and factors of the victory of the Soviet troops in the Battle of Kursk, which became a key battle during the Great Patriotic War. …”
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The Activities of the Authorities during the Preparation and Holding the Battle of Kursk by V. Р. Gridnev

“…The article on the basis of archival documents, collections of decisions of state bodies, memoirs of famous military leaders — participants of the Battle of Kursk, materials of the newspaper Pravda and the magazine “Red Army”, selected works of state and political figures examines the organizing activities of party and Soviet bodies: GKO, Stavka VGK, SNK of the USSR, People’s Commissars of the USSR, the Military Councils of the fronts and armies, aimed at consolidating and mobilizing the entire Soviet people and the national-economic complex to defeat the German cofascist troops on the Kursk Bulge. …”
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Helping the Front: Help of the Local Population in the Battle of Kursk. Part 2 by V. P. Gridnev

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

“…The author emphasizes in the Battle of Kursk organizational activity, the role and place of government, military administration.…”
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The Collapse of the Fascist Citadel by V. P. Gridnev

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The Kursk Battle (July 5 — August 23, 1943): On Some Aspects of the Activities of the Military Command and Control Agencies of the Red Army Artillery Armament by V. A. Chernukhin, Yu. V. Shcherbakov

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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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Tank Battle near Prokhorovka: Key assessments and judgments in Modern Russian Historiography by Voyeikov, Evgenij V.

“…The article examines the stereotypes of the course of the Battle of Kursk that have developed at different times, distorting the real historical picture. …”
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The Activities of Military Management Bodies to Mobilize Military Builders to Create an Insurmountable Defense on the Kursk Arc by V. P. Gridnev

“…Thus, military builders during the Battle of Kursk showed courage and labor heroism, creating defensive lines for the troops of the fronts, which inflicted a severe defeat on the Nazi troops on the Kursk Bulge. …”
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The People's Commissariat of Foreign Affairs (NKID) of the USSR in the City of Kuibyshev (1941-1943) by S. I. Chernyavsky

“…The return to Moscow of the employees of the People’s Commissariat and the diplomatic corps took place after the victory in the Battle of Kursk in the summer of 1943. Only at the end of 1943 Kuibyshev did finally cede its status of the capital of the USSR to Moscow.…”
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