{"product_id":"александров-великая-отечественная-война-советского-народа-1941-alexandrov-war","title":"Alexandrov, G. F. The Great Patriotic War of the Soviet People (Velikaya Otechestvennaya voyna sovetskogo naroda), 1941. In Russian","description":"\u003cp\u003eАлександров Г. Ф. Великая Отечественная война советского народа.\u003cbr\u003eТашкент : Госиздат УзССР, 1941.\u003cbr\u003e20 с. Мягкая издательская обложка, уменьшенный формат (14 × 10 см). Первое издание.\u003cbr\u003e***\u003cbr\u003eAlexandrov, G. F. The Great Patriotic War of the Soviet People (Velikaya Otechestvennaya voyna sovetskogo naroda).\u003cbr\u003eTashkent : Gosizdat UzSSR, 1941.\u003cbr\u003e20 pp. Publisher's softcover, small format. First edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 1941 pamphlet is an extraordinary survival from the earliest and most perilous months of the Great Patriotic War. Published in Tashkent (Uzbek SSR) shortly after the Nazi invasion, it stands as a primary historical document of the Soviet mobilization effort. As the administrative and cultural heart of the USSR shifted eastward during the mass evacuations, regional presses like Gosizdat UzSSR became critical hubs for ideological warfare.\u003cbr\u003eWritten by Georgy Alexandrov (1908–1961), then the head of the Agitation and Propaganda Department of the Central Committee, this brochure was one of the first to codify the official narrative of the war. It outlines the existential threat posed by the invasion and calls for the total unity of the multi-ethnic Soviet people. The text was intended for rapid dissemination among soldiers, workers, and those newly arrived in Central Asia, serving to steady public morale during the chaotic retreat of 1941.\u003cbr\u003eThe physical characteristics of the booklet—its diminutive \"pocket\" size and the use of thin, low-grade wartime paper—reflect the acute shortages and the urgency of the era. Such ephemeral publications were designed for immediate consumption and were rarely preserved, especially given the turbulent conditions in the rear. This copy is a rare material witness to how the Soviet ideological machine adapted to the loss of western industrial centers by utilizing the resources of the Central Asian republics.\u003cbr\u003eFor collectors of WWII memorabilia, historians of Soviet propaganda, and researchers of the Home Front in Central Asia, this Tashkent edition is a high-value rarity. It captures the transition of the USSR to a total war footing and remains a poignant artifact of the struggle to maintain national identity and purpose during the darkest days of the conflict.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stanza Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43963207155754,"sku":"EB-306662973487","price":90.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0701\/6359\/5306\/files\/57_5c98a0a8-a30e-4b15-b7f1-62c6b20f1c4c.jpg?v=1768162608","url":"https:\/\/stanzararebooks.com\/products\/%d0%b0%d0%bb%d0%b5%d0%ba%d1%81%d0%b0%d0%bd%d0%b4%d1%80%d0%be%d0%b2-%d0%b2%d0%b5%d0%bb%d0%b8%d0%ba%d0%b0%d1%8f-%d0%be%d1%82%d0%b5%d1%87%d0%b5%d1%81%d1%82%d0%b2%d0%b5%d0%bd%d0%bd%d0%b0%d1%8f-%d0%b2%d0%be%d0%b9%d0%bd%d0%b0-%d1%81%d0%be%d0%b2%d0%b5%d1%82%d1%81%d0%ba%d0%be%d0%b3%d0%be-%d0%bd%d0%b0%d1%80%d0%be%d0%b4%d0%b0-1941-alexandrov-war","provider":"Stanza Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}