Evacuated children: the difficulties of survival on the home front
Abstract
The article is devoted to the history of the evacuation of Soviet children during the Second World War and to the challenges they faced. It is based on archival sources as well as testimonies and memoirs. The article examines the policies of the Soviet authorities regarding the evacuation of children and the difficulties the evacuees encountered on the home front. It also considers how the evacuation influenced the children’s life trajectories, mentalities and views.
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