{"product_id":"shchors-combat-path-1937-герасимов-эрлих-щорс-боевой-путь","title":"Gerasimov, E. N., Erlikh, M. Nikolay Alexandrovich Shchors: The Combat Path (N. Shchors. Boevoy put), 1937. In Russian.","description":"\u003cp\u003eГерасимов Е. Н., Эрлих М. Николай Александрович Щорс: Боевой путь.\u003cbr\u003eМосква : Издательство и 1-я типография Воениздата, 1937.\u003cbr\u003e156 с., [1] вкл. л. портр. : ил., портр. ; 20х14 см. Твердый издательский переплет.\u003cbr\u003e***\u003cbr\u003eGerasimov, E. N., Erlikh, M. Nikolay Alexandrovich Shchors: The Combat Path.\u003cbr\u003eMoscow : Voenizdat Publishing and 1st Printing House, 1937.\u003cbr\u003e156 pp., [1] leaf of plates (portrait) : ill., portraits ; 20x14 cm. Hardcover. In Russian.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 1937 monograph, published by the State Military Publishing House (Voenizdat), is a primary historical document dedicated to the life and military career of Nikolay Shchors (1895–1919), the legendary Red Army commander during the Russian Civil War. Often referred to as the \"Ukrainian Chapaev,\" Shchors became a central figure in Soviet heroic mythology, especially after Joseph Stalin personally suggested his story as a subject for cinematic and literary commemoration in the mid-1930s. The text provides a deep dive into the internal logic of the legendary commander's strategic decisions, including the arrangement of the Bogunsky Regiment and the capture of Kiev and Zhitomir from the forces of the Ukrainian People's Republic.\u003cbr\u003eAuthors E. N. Gerasimov and M. Erlikh reconstruct Shchors' \"combat path\" using contemporary accounts and military reports, framing his leadership as a model of revolutionary discipline and tactical ingenuity. The volume is richly illustrated with period photographs and includes a high-quality portrait plate of Shchors in his military uniform. This specific 1937 edition is particularly noteworthy as it was produced just as the \"cult of Shchors\" was being institutionalized in Soviet culture, shortly before Alexander Dovzhenko's famous 1939 film. As a pre-war Voenizdat publication in a durable hardcover, it serves as an essential source for researchers of Soviet military hagiography, the history of the Civil War in Ukraine, and the evolution of the Red Army's officer corps during the early 20th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stanza Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43963139719210,"sku":"EB-306405868635","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0701\/6359\/5306\/files\/57_de33da78-2cb8-442f-a5ac-a46bb55381fa.jpg?v=1768161744","url":"https:\/\/stanzararebooks.com\/products\/shchors-combat-path-1937-%d0%b3%d0%b5%d1%80%d0%b0%d1%81%d0%b8%d0%bc%d0%be%d0%b2-%d1%8d%d1%80%d0%bb%d0%b8%d1%85-%d1%89%d0%be%d1%80%d1%81-%d0%b1%d0%be%d0%b5%d0%b2%d0%be%d0%b9-%d0%bf%d1%83%d1%82%d1%8c","provider":"Stanza Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}