The libraries annihilated by Nazis on the USSR territories under occupation
https://doi.org/10.33186/1027-3689-2020-5-133-141
Abstract
The author emphasizes that irreparable harm to the national cultural object, primarily the libraries, was the political strategy of the Third Reich; annihilation of the libraries and robbing the collections comprising most valuable and rare books, along with the literature of special interest to Nazi experts, was a key element and result of the occupation policy in the East. The author discusses the role of individual Third Reich departments, including the Ministry for the occupied eastern territories and their top officers in developing and implementing the Nazi library policy. Main goals and tasks in robbing and annihilation library collections of cultural, historical and economical value are characterized. General and individual examples of robbery and annihilation are given. Based on available archival materials, the statistical data are provided to illustrate the losses of national libraries. The author argues that the theme of losses sustained by the Soviet libraries during the Great Patriotic War is underexplored.
About the Author
A. L. Yesipov
Orel State Institute of Culture
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Alexander L. Yesipov – Cand. Sc. (Pedagogy), Associate Professor
Orel
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Yesipov A.L. The libraries annihilated by Nazis on the USSR territories under occupation. Scientific and Technical Libraries. 2020;(5):133-141. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.33186/1027-3689-2020-5-133-141
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