Unlocked Memories: Young Russians under German Rule [Hardcover]

Unlocked Memories is a collection of memories that were shared by Russians who witnessed the German invasion of the Leningrad region in 1941. All were young during World War Two and each lived under German rule after the Leningrad region was overrun and occupied by the enemy.Unlocked Memories is a collection of memories that were shared by Russians who witnessed the German invasion of the Leningrad region in 1941. All were children or young people during World War Two and nearly all were natives of Luga, Oredezh, or villages that were clustered around these two towns. Each lived under German rule after the Leningrad region was overrun and occupied by the enemy. The authors collected these memories over a period of ten years. Many of the memories had been locked away for decades; some to spare others from embarrassment, some for reasons that concerned the subject's welfare of the welfare of a relative or friend, and others because it was too painful to reflect upon them. All were recorded chronologically and have been placed within a historical narrative.Chapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 Acknowledgments Chapter 3 Maps Chapter 4 1.Operation Barbarossa Chapter 5 2.The Invasion Chapter 6 3.The Germans Arrive in Luga Chapter 7 4. Borshchyovo and Oredezh Chapter 8 5. Recruited to Work for the Germans Chapter 9 6.Young Guerrillas Chapter 10 7. Russian Collaborators Chapter 11 8. Witnessing the Consequences of Collaboration Chapter 12 9. Working for the Germans and the Guerrillas Chapter 13 10. The Enemy Retreats Chapter 14 11. Watching the Germans leave Luga Chapter 15 12. Transported to Poland Chapter 16 13. Transported to Germany Chapter 17 14. The Aftermath Chapter 18 AfterwordAlexey Vinogradov earned his Ph.D. in archaeology at Leningrad State University. He is the acting chairman of the Research Center for Archaeology, Historical Sociology, and Cultural Heritage of the St. Petersburg State University in St. Petersburg, Russia. Albert Pleysier was born in Utrecht, the NethelSŤ