Abstract
The author emphasizes that irreparable harm to the national cultural object, primarily the libraries, was the political strategy of the Third Reich; annihilation of the libraries and robbing the collections comprising most valuable and rare books, along with the literature of special interest to Nazi experts, was a key element and result of the occupation policy in the East. The author discusses the role of individual Third Reich departments, including the Ministry for the occupied eastern territories and their top officers in developing and implementing the Nazi library policy. Main goals and tasks in robbing and annihilation library collections of cultural, historical and economical value are characterized. General and individual examples of robbery and annihilation are given. Based on available archival materials, the statistical data are provided to illustrate the losses of national libraries. The author argues that the theme of losses sustained by the Soviet libraries during the Great Patriotic War is underexplored.
Highlights
Аннотация: Автор прежде всего обращает внимание на то, что невосполнимый урон, нанесенный объектам отечественной культуры, а в их числе и библиотекам, был частью реализации политики Третьего рейха, которая начала разрабатываться еще до начала войны
The libraries annihilated by Nazis on the USSR territories under occupation Abstract: The author emphasizes that irreparable harm to the national cultural object, primarily the libraries, was the political strategy of the Third Reich; annihilation of the libraries and robbing the collections comprising most valuable and rare books, along with the literature of special interest to Nazi experts, was a key element and result of the occupation policy in the East
The author discusses the role of individual Third Reich departments, including the Ministry for the occupied eastern territories and their top officers in developing and implementing the Nazi library policy
Summary
Аннотация: Автор прежде всего обращает внимание на то, что невосполнимый урон, нанесенный объектам отечественной культуры, а в их числе и библиотекам, был частью реализации политики Третьего рейха, которая начала разрабатываться еще до начала войны. В статье подчеркнуто: уничтожение библиотек Советского Союза и разграбление фондов, включавших в себя наиболее ценные и редкие книги наряду с той литературой, которая представляла интерес для нацистских специалистов, стало одним из ключевых элементов политики оккупантов на Востоке. Показана роль конкретных ведомств Третьего рейха и прежде всего Министерства по вопросам оккупированных восточных территорий и их руководителей в разработке и последующей реализации нацистской библиотечной политики.
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