Total annihilation of the Jewish population: the Holocaust in the Soviet media, 1941-45
TitreTotal annihilation of the Jewish population: the Holocaust in the Soviet media, 1941-45
Auteur
Call number940.53180947/0004
N° d'objet08969e
Lieu de publicationPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Année de publication
2014
Paginationpp83-117
MatérielArticle
SériePitt series in Russian and East European studies
Kritika historical studies
ISBN9780822962939
NotesArticle from the book 'The Holocaust in the East' pp83-117
Description
This chapter tests the notion of wartime Soviet neglect of the Nazi mass murder of the Jews. Between June 1941 and May 1945, how and when did the Russian-language Soviet press and radio report, distort or ignore the Nazi murder of Jewish civilians? Throughout the war, Stalin and his associates heard from various sources that the Nazis were deliberately killing Jews. The Soviet media often concealed this fact, and from today's western perspective 'buried' it