Soviet home front during World War II
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The Soviet home front during World War II was the vast civilian and industrial effort that endured immense hardship, mass mobilization, and brutal conditions to sustain the Red Army and ultimately help defeat Nazi Germany.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Soviet home front during World War II canonical | 1 |
| Soviet wartime armaments industry | 1 |
Statements (95)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aspect of World War II
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historical phenomenon ⓘ home front ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
anti-German sentiment
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centralized economic planning ⓘ collective responsibility measures ⓘ forced labor ⓘ high female labor participation ⓘ industrial relocation ⓘ intensive propaganda ⓘ mass evacuations ⓘ patriotic campaigns ⓘ political repression ⓘ severe shortages of food and goods ⓘ strict rationing ⓘ total war mobilization ⓘ use of Gulag labor ⓘ youth mobilization ⓘ |
| country | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| demographicImpact |
destruction of cities and villages
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large numbers of orphans ⓘ millions of civilian deaths ⓘ population displacement to eastern regions ⓘ widespread famine and malnutrition ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
aircraft production
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ammunition production ⓘ armaments manufacturing ⓘ artillery production ⓘ food supply for the Red Army ⓘ railway transport operations ⓘ tank production ⓘ war production ⓘ |
| endTime | 1945-05-09 ⓘ |
| hasCause |
German invasion of the Soviet Union
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Operation Barbarossa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
defeat of Nazi Germany on Eastern Front
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large-scale internal displacement ⓘ massive civilian casualties ⓘ rapid industrialization in eastern USSR ⓘ support of Red Army operations ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
crucial contribution to Allied victory
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example of total war society ⓘ major factor in postwar Soviet reconstruction challenges ⓘ |
| ideology |
Marxism–Leninism
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Soviet patriotism ⓘ anti-fascism ⓘ |
| involves |
Komsomol youth organization
NERFINISHED
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collective farms (kolkhozes) ⓘ defense industry commissariats ⓘ state farms (sovkhozes) ⓘ trade unions ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Belarusian Soviet Socialist Republic
NERFINISHED
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Central Asia ⓘ Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ Siberia ⓘ USSR NERFINISHED ⓘ Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ Ural region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainParticipant |
Communist Party of the Soviet Union
NERFINISHED
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NKVD NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet children ⓘ Soviet civilians ⓘ Soviet industrial workers ⓘ Soviet partisans NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet state authorities ⓘ Soviet women ⓘ collective farm workers ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Battle of Stalingrad urban civilian involvement
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Siege of Leningrad civilian resistance NERFINISHED ⓘ creation of partisan support networks ⓘ mass evacuation of industry to the Urals and Siberia ⓘ |
| partOf |
Eastern Front of World War II
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Soviet Union in World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policy |
ban on unauthorized movement
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censorship ⓘ compulsory labor service ⓘ grain requisitioning ⓘ internal deportations of ethnic groups ⓘ scorched earth policy ⓘ |
| propagandaMedium |
films
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mass rallies ⓘ newspapers ⓘ posters ⓘ radio broadcasts ⓘ |
| propagandaTheme |
Great Patriotic War
NERFINISHED
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defense of the motherland ⓘ glorification of Stalin ⓘ heroism of workers and peasants ⓘ |
| startTime | 1941-06-22 ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Allied material assistance
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Lend-Lease aid from the United Kingdom ⓘ Lend-Lease aid from the United States ⓘ |
| underCommandOf |
Joseph Stalin
NERFINISHED
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Soviet Supreme Command (Stavka) NERFINISHED ⓘ State Defense Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Soviet wartime armaments industry