Open AccessMilitia Forces against Anti-Soviet Agitation, Propaganda, and Provocative Rumors in the Altai Territory in 1941–1942
Author(s) -
Sergey P. Shatilov,
O.A. Shatilova
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
vestnik kemerovskogo gosudarstvennogo universiteta
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2078-8983
pISSN - 2078-8975
DOI - 10.21603/2078-8975-2020-22-1-98-106
Subject(s) - ideology , front (military) , state (computer science) , law , political science , period (music) , world war ii , history , criminology , sociology , politics , geography , art , aesthetics , computer science , algorithm , meteorology
The research featured the implementation of state ideology and legal policy during the World War II. The present paper describes the case of the Altai Territory, where the local militia forces had to struggle against anti-Soviet propaganda and provocative rumors in 1941–1942. The study helped to identify the main reasons that led to such manifestations: the critical situation at the front during the early period of the war; lack of media information about the real state of affairs; distorted information that the disoriented evacuees shared with the local people. Archival materials helped to shed light on the basic forms and methods which the local militia used to combat the rumors. The paper focuses on the means of identification of sources of anti-Soviet propaganda, as well as the peculiarities of criminal prosecution in such cases. During the Great Patriotic War (1941–1945), the militia used various forms and methods to identify sources of anti-Soviet propaganda and provocative rumors. The analysis showed that the militia thoroughly investigated each case, revealing the initial source of anonymous information.