Book Review: Maksimov K. N. The Newspaper “Svobodnaya Zemlya” of the German Occupiers as an Example of Nazi Propaganda. Moscow: Nauka, 2023. 254 p.
https://doi.org/10.22162/2500-1523-2025-1-181-188
Abstract
The review is devoted to the monograph by Konstantin Nikolaevich Maksimov (Kalmyk Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences) “The Newspaper „Svobodnaya Zemlya‟ of the German Occupiers as an example of Nazi propaganda” (Moscow: Nauka, 2023. 254 p.). The newspaper “Svobodnaya Zemlya” was published during the occupation of the Kalmyk ASSR in Elista in 1942. The monograph is based on the analysis of preserved issues of the newspaper “Svobodnaya Zemlya” and other historical and historiographical sources. The book’s structure includes an introduction, four chapters, a conclusion, and a bibliography. The first chapter examines the editorials of the newspaper “Svobodnaya Zemlya”. The second chapter is devoted to the reports of the High Command of the German Army. In the third chapter, the author examines the editorial and author’s articles published under the heading “In the liberated regions”. The fourth chapter describes the publication of orders, orders, appeals and other documents of the occupation authorities. The author described the genre features of the materials published in the newspaper, their role and significance in the policy of the invaders, in the implementation of Nazi propaganda. The book contains unknown information about the occupation of the Kalmyk ASSR, including biographical information about representatives of the occupation administration.
Supporting agencies: The publication was prepared as part of the Program of scientific research on the ethnocultural diversity of the Russian society aimed at strengthening the All-Russian identity in 2023–2025 (headed by Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences V. A. Tishkov).
About the Authors
Evgeny F. Krinko
Southern Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences (41, Chekhov Ave., 344006 Rostov-on-Don (Russian Federation)
Southern Federal University (140, Pushkinskaya St., Rostov-on-Don, Russian Federation)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Dr. Sc. (History), Deputy Director
Professor
Elena V. Krinko
Southern Federal University (140, Pushkinskaya St., Rostov-on-Don, Russian Federation)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Cand. Sc. (History), Associate Professor
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Review
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Krinko E.F., Krinko E.V. Book Review: Maksimov K. N. The Newspaper “Svobodnaya Zemlya” of the German Occupiers as an Example of Nazi Propaganda. Moscow: Nauka, 2023. 254 p. Mongolian Studies. 2025;17(1). (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.22162/2500-1523-2025-1-181-188
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