Marina Nikolaevna Potemkina,
Doctor of Historical Sciences, Nosov Magnitogorsk State Technical University, Magnitogorsk, Russia, e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Review of the Book: Kaganovich A. “Tashkent Front”: Jewish Refugees in the Soviet Rear. Moscow: M. Grinberg Library; Knizhniki, 2023. 448 p.
DOI: 10.31518/2618-9100-2025-2-20
The article presents a review of the book by A. Kaganovich, dedicated to the migration of Jews from the frontline zone and their stay in the rear regions of the USSR in 1941–1945. The monograph provides information on the movement of refugees to the rear and back, issues of food, material and living arrangements, labor activities of migrants, and presents stories that reveal the relationship of refugees with the authorities and the local population. The source base mainly includes personal sources. The “Jewish refugees” experienced a difficult situation due to almost complete absence of assistance from both central and regional authorities. There is a need to continue the scientific discussion on the problems of migration flows of 1941−1942 and the conditions of stay of migrants in the rear regions of the USSR.
Publishing: 28/04/2025
The article has been received by the editor on 08/02/2025
How to cite: Potemkina M.N. Review of the Book: Kaganovich A. “Tashkent Front”: Jewish Refugees in the Soviet Rear. Moscow: M. Grinberg Library; Knizhniki, 2023. 448 p. // Historical Courier, 2025, No. 2 (40), pp. 28−265. [Available online: http://istkurier.ru/data/2025/ISTKURIER-2025-2-20.pdf]
Links: Issue 2 2025
Keywords: World War II; migration; evacuation; Soviet rear; Stalin’s policy; Jewish refugees