Memoirs as a Source of Studying the Battle of Leningrad

The analysis of memoirs (memoirs) of participants of battle of Leningrad is presented in the article. Military leaders, such as Marshall of the Soviet Union G. K. Zhukov, Marshall of the Soviet Union A. M. Vasilevsky, Marshall of the Soviet Union K. A. Meretskov, Chief Marshal of artillery N. N. Voronov, General of the Army I. I. Fedyuninsky, Colonel General of artillery N. N. Zhdanov, General of the Army M. M. Popov, Lieutenant General B. V. Bychevsky, Admiral V. F. Tributs, Vice Admiral N. K. Smirnov, workers of the industry and municipal economy of Leningrad and area act as authors of memoirs. In memoirs public authorities and military management are considered, the effectiveness of their activity is estimated; the role of the personality in a control system is shown. As memoirs of defenders of Leningrad testify, the staff of Army and residents showed courage and heroism, unity of the front and back that finally and has ensured the Victory not only in fight for the city, but also in general in the Great Patriotic War of the multinational Soviet people.

memoirs, memories, GHQ, Military councils of fronts and armies, members of the Military councils of the fronts and unions, the Baltic fleet, the military commanders, the commander of the front army commander, military rank: Marshal of the Soviet Union, Chief Marshal of artillery, General of the army, Admiral, Vice-Admiral

1. Bychevsky B. V. City-front. L. : Lenizdat, 1967. (In rus)

2. Bychevsky B. V. Front commander: About Marshall of the Soviet Union L. A. Govorov. M. : Politizdat, 1973. (In rus)

3. Vasilevsky A. M. Lifework. 5th ed. M. : Voenizdat, 1984. (In rus)

4. Great Patriotic War of 1941–1945: encyclopedia. M. : Soviet encyclopedia, 1985. (In rus)

5. Military encyclopedic dictionary. M. : Voenizdat, 1983. (In rus)

6. Voronov N. N. On military service. M. : Voenizdat, 1963. (In rus)

7. Baltic is at war. L. : Lenizdat, 1964. (In rus)

8. Zhdanov N. N. Fire board of Leningrad. M. : Voenizdat, 1965. (In rus)

9. Zhukov G. K. Memoirs and reflections. M. : APN publishing house, 1969–1971. (In rus)

10. Zhukov G. K. Memoirs and reflections. 2nd. edition. In 2 v. M. : APN publishing house, 1974–1975. V. 1. (In rus)

11. Zhukov G. K. Memoirs and reflections. 10th ed. In 3 v. M. : APN publishing house, 1990. V. 2. (In rus)

12. Zhukov G. K. Memoirs and reflections. 11th ed. In 3 v. M. : News, 1992. V. 2. (In rus)

13. Karpov V. V. Marshall Zhukov: in 2 books. M. : Voenizdat, 1992. Book 1. (In rus)

14. Meretskov K. A. On service to the people: pages of memoirs. M. : Politizdat, 1968; 2nd ed. M. : Politizdat, 1971; 3rd ed. M. : Voenizdat, 1983; 4th ed. M. : The higher school, 1984; 5th ed. M. : Politizdat, 1988. (In rus)

15. Mertsalov A. N. The Great Patriotic War in a historiography of Germany. M. : Science, 1989. (In rus)

16. Defense of Leningrad, 1941–1944: memoirs and diaries of participants. L. : Science, 1968. (In rus)

17. Smirnov N. K. Sailors protect the Homeland: memoirs. M. : Gospolitizdat, 1962; 2nd ed. M. : Politizdat, 1968. (In rus)

18. Smirnov N. K. Sailor’s facts. L. : Lenizdat, 1971. (In rus)

19. Smirnov N. K. Notes of the member of the Council of War. M. : Politizdat, 1973. (In rus)

20. Fedyuninsky I. I. Alarmed. M. : Voenizdat, 1961. (In rus)

21. Fedyuninsky I. I. Blow near Leningrad // War. People. Victory. 1941–1945: articles, sketches, memoirs: In 4 books, 2nd ed. M. : Politizdat, 1984. Book 3. (In rus)