Failure of Nazi Germany’s library policy

Abstract

Review of the book: Germany’s Library and Publishing Activities in Occupied Territory (on the Examples of Central Regions of the RSFSR) : A monograph. - Orel : Gorizont, 2015. - 130 p. The monograph by A. L. Yesipov deals with library and publishing activity of Nazi Germany in temporarily occupied territories of the USSR during the Great Patriotic War. The author analyses the Nazi’s library and publishing policy in occupied territories, as well as activities of libraries subordinated to them. The major segments and results of Nazi propaganda, as well as little known documents produced by German authorities are presented.