Manley, Rebecca, 1973-

To the Tashkent station : evacuation and survival in the Soviet Union at war / Rebecca Manley. - Ithaca : Cornell University Press, (c)2009. - 1 online resource (xvi, 282 pages) : illustrations, maps

Includes bibliographies and index.

Conceiving evacuation : from refugee to evacuee -- The official mind of evacuation : policy in the wake of the invasion -- Evacuations in practice -- Popular responses -- The journey east -- Survival on the Tashkent front -- "Our war" in Tashkent -- The return -- Conclusion : the memory and meaning of evacuation.

Based on previously unexploited archival collections in Russia, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan, this book offers a novel look at a war that transformed the lives of several generations of Soviet citizens.



9780801459009


World War, 1939-1945--Evacuation of civilians--Soviet Union.
Refugees--History.--Uzbekistan--Tashkent
Refugees--Tashkent--History.--Uzbekistan
Soviet Union--History--1939-1945.
Tashkent (Uzbekistan)--History.
World War, 1939-1945--Evacuation of civilians--Soviet Union.


Electronic Books.

D809 / .T684 2009