The Great Battle of the Voronezh Front: little-known pages of history. Part I
https://doi.org/10.30932/2072-6015-2025-112-5-12-21
Abstract
The article, dedicated to the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War, shows the events of the initial military period in the Voronezh Region. The economic activity of the city during the pre-war period is described. The decisive actions of the Soviet leadership in the first days of the war are analyzed, and the details of the preparation of the Voronezh Region for defense are revealed: the evacuation of the population and industrial facilities, the transition to a defense mode, and the measures taken to ensure the army's rear and prevent enemy sabotage attempts. The details of the terrible tragedy in the Pioneers Garden in Voronezh, where many children died, are revealed and described in detail. The author's position on the issue of legislative consolidation of the social status of "Children of War" in the Voronezh Region is presented.
About the Authors
A. A. Ozerov
Military University of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Ozerov Alexander Alekseevich Candidate of Philosophical Sciences, Associate Professor
Yu. S. Protasov
Voronezh Institute of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Protasov Yuri Serafimovich candidate of historical sciences, associate professor, associate professor
V. E. Talynev
Voronezh Institute of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Talynev Valery Egorovich doctor of sociology, associate professor, professor
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Ozerov A.A., Protasov Yu.S., Talynev V.E. The Great Battle of the Voronezh Front: little-known pages of history. Part I. P.O.I.S.K. 2025;(5):12-21. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.30932/2072-6015-2025-112-5-12-21
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