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In October of 1936, the first Soviet volunteers arrived in the Spanish Republic to assist the Republicans in the construction of the armed forces, the training of commanders, the preparation and conduct of operations on the fronts. In 1936—1939 more than two thousand people were sent, and more than half of them were pilots and tank crews. The vast majority of volunteers were Russian soldiers and civilians — 1,361 people (65 % of the total number who went through the People's Commissariat of defense of the USSR). On the second place were Ukrainians — 302 people. (14.4 %). The third and fourth national groups were respectively: Jews-163 people (7.8 %) and Belarusians — 97 people (4.6 %).
Arcybashev V., Karimov O. Social and National Composition of the Soviet Volunteers-Participants of the Civil War in Spain (1936—1939) // Istoriya. 2019. V. 10. Issue 2 (76) [Electronic resource]. Access for registered users. URL: https://history.jes.su/s207987840002592-0-1/ (circulation date: 26.04.2019).
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