Evacuated Population in Tatar ASSR in 1941-1948

Abstract

The evacuation processes linked with the movement of the population, both from the frontline and back, which took place in the Tatar ASSR in 1941-1948 are comprehensively analyzed based on archival materials. The article deals with the organization of reception, accommodation, material and consumer services of evacuated citizens as a special social group of the population formed during the Great Patriotic war. The article reveals the labour activity, contribution of the evacuated population to the economy of the region, the mood of the evacuated in the rear and their relationship with the indigenous population. The question of the causes of mutual discontent between refugees and residents of the Republic is raised. Attention is paid to activity of the authorities directing movement and service of the evacuated population at different stages of stay of refugees in the territory of the Tatar ASSR. The scientific novelty of the research is seen in the fact that new materials found by the author in the archives are put into circulation. The study was conducted on the materials of the State Archive of the Republic of Tatarstan and the Central State Archive of historical and political documentation of the Republic of Tatarstan with the involvement of scientific and statistical literature.