Little soldiers
Subtitle: how Soviet children went to war, 1941-1945
By: Olga Kucherenko
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 266
ISBN-13: 9780199585557
Subjects: Campaigns; Juvenile Participation; Children; World War, 1939-1945
Description: Tells the story of the thousands of Soviet children who served with regular and paramilitary formations. Focuses on the mechanisms and psychological consequences of propaganda on their motivations as well as their routine experiences.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [255]-262) and index.
Table of contents: title: 'Prologue to the battle' : Exercise in patriotism. 'What are little boys made of?' : constructing Soviet social identity ; 'The land begins in the Kremlin' : reinventing the socialist Motherland ; 'If tomorrow brings war' : a nation in uniform ; Overview; title: 'Greatcoat, weapons and war' : soldiers in the making. 'All for the front! All for victory!' : a mandate to action ; Babes in grey : children in the regular army ; Imps and eaglets : children in the forest ; Sea whelps : children on shipboard ; Overview.