Open AccessLosses of Soviet Military Specialists (Advisers) in China in 1937–1941
Author(s) -
Vladimir Spartakovich Milbach,
Igor Sergeevich Nazarenko
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
izvestiâ irkutskogo gosudarstvennogo universiteta. seriâ istoriâ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2222-9124
DOI - 10.26516/2222-9124.2022.39.59
Subject(s) - soviet union , china , duty , political science , work (physics) , world war ii , relation (database) , economic history , law , politics , history , engineering , mechanical engineering , database , computer science
This article shows the heroic work of Soviet military specialists (advisers) providing international assistance to the Chinese people in the Sino-Japanese War of 1937-1945. Many Soviet volunteers gave their lives and remained forever on the land of China, honourably fulfilling their military duty. The authors assess the losses, reveal the issues of the social policy of the Soviet Union in the 1930s in relation to the combatants and the families of those killed in China.