(Post)War Trials of Nazi Perpetrators and Their Auxiliaries in the Soviet Union: History and Ongoing Debates

The article briefly outlines the current state of scholarly literature devoted to ongoing debates on the history and role of war- and postwar open and closed trials of Nazi perpetrators and their auxiliaries in the Soviet Union. Having become partly available for historians more than two decades ago...

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Main Authors: Makhalova Irina, Rebrova Irina
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Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2024-12-01
Series:Eastern European Holocaust Studies
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/eehs-2024-0051
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(Post)War Trials of Nazi Perpetrators and Their Auxiliaries in the Soviet Union: History and Ongoing Debates
Eastern European Holocaust Studies
war crimes soviet trials
holocaust
collaboration
historiography
nazi perpetrators
title (Post)War Trials of Nazi Perpetrators and Their Auxiliaries in the Soviet Union: History and Ongoing Debates
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title_short (Post)War Trials of Nazi Perpetrators and Their Auxiliaries in the Soviet Union: History and Ongoing Debates
title_sort post war trials of nazi perpetrators and their auxiliaries in the soviet union history and ongoing debates
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holocaust
collaboration
historiography
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