Local history. Braslav district during nazi occupation 1941-1944

Abstract

World War II problems become topical nowadays not only in scientific, but also in political discourse. The paper is focused on the north-west region of Belarus during German occupation. Basing on the documents of the public record office of Vitebsk region (Belarus), the author reconstructs everyday life of people, analyzes social and economic interaction, and implementation of occupation policy in the multi-ethnic border area. The research gives us a full view of survival strategy of a ismall mani in Belarus and the eastern regions of Latvia and Lithuania during World War II.