Professor V.B. Konasov: Between Russian and German History

The name of the Vologda historian, doctor of historical sciences, professor Viktor Borisovich Konasov is known not only in Russia, but also in Germany. Dealing with the history of military captivity, he reflected in his books, articles and speeches upon the fates of German prisoners of war in the USSR on a broad documentary basis originating from previously classified records. Certain political, legal and social factors were shown, as well as the conditions of Soviet captivity, which was much more humane than German captivity for millions of Soviet soldiers and officers. V.B.Konasov’s scientific, pedagogical and social activities, as noted in this article, have received a well-deserved recognition among the Russian historical community, and his students continue his work, endeavours and studies.

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Blank, A. Die deutschen Kriegsgefangenen in der UdSSR. Pahl-Rugenstein Verlag. Köln:  Pahl-Rugenstein Verlag, 1979. (In German)
Die Protokolle des CDU-Bundesvorstands 1953–1957.  Düsseldorf: Droste Verlag, 1990. (In German)
Dukhovnost' kak osnova obshcheniya. Materialy nauchno-prakticheskoi konferentsii [Spirituality as the basis of communication. Materials of the scientific-practical conference]. Vologda, 2002. (In Russian)
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Istorik i ego vremya. Pamyati professora V.B. Konasova: Sbornik statei; pod red. V.V. Popova; sost. A.L. Kuz'minykh [The historian and his time. In memory of Professor V.B. Konasov: Collection of articles], ed. A.L. Kuz'minykh. Vologda: Graffiti, 2010. (In Russian)
Istorik o sud'bakh nemetskikh voennoplennykh v SSSR: retsenzii i otzyvy na knigi V.B. Konasova [The historian about the fate of German prisoners of war in the USSR: reviews and opinions on the books of V.B. Konasov]. Moscow: Institut voennoi istorii Ministerstva oborony Rossiiskoi Federatsii, 1997. (In Russian)
Konasov, V.B. Grif sekretnosti snyat: (k istorii nemetskikh voennoplennykh v SSSR) [Declassi-fied: (to the history of German prisoners of war in the USSR)]. Vologda: Vologodskii gosudarstvennyi pedagogicheskii institut, 1991. (In Russian)
Konasov, V.B. Sud'by nemetskikh voennoplennykh v SSSR: diplomaticheskie, pravovye i politicheskie aspekty problemy. Ocherki i dokumenty [The fate of German prisoners of war in the USSR: diplomatic, legal and political aspects of the problem. Essays and documents]. Vologda: Institut povysheniya kvalifikatsii i perepodgotovki kadrov, 1996. (In Russian)
Konasov, V.B. “ ‘Uzniki voiny’: popytki resheniya problemy na diplomaticheskom Urovne” [‘Prisoners of War’: attempts to solve the problem at the diplomatic level].  In Tragediya plena: Sbornik materialov Mezhdunarodnoi nauchno-prakticheskoi konferentsii “Okonchanie voiny, zavershenie deyatel'nosti NKSG/SNO i nachalo repatriatsii voennoplennykh” (Moskva–Krasnogorsk 31 oktyabrya – 2 noyabrya 1995 g. (Seriya S-P)) [The Tragedy of Captivity: A collection of materials of the international scientific and practical conference ‘End of the war, the completion of the activities of the NCSG / SSS and the beginning of the repatriation of prisoners of war’ (Moscow – Krasnogorsk 31st October – 2nd November 1995)], 138–141. Krasnogorsk: Memorial'nyi muzei nemetskikh antifashistov, 1996. (In Russian)
Konasov, V.B., and B.V. Petelin. “Rol' Shvetsii v oblegchenii uchasti sovetskikh voennoplennykh v gody vtoroi mirovoi voiny” [The role of Sweden in facilitating the fate of Soviet prisoners of war during World War II].  In Evropeiskii Sever v kul'turno-istoricheskom protsesse. K 625-letiyu goroda Kirova: Materialy mezhdunarodnoi konferentsii. Administratsiya Kirovskoi oblasti [The European North in the cultural and historical process. To the 625th anniversary of the city of Kirov: Materials of the international conference. Administration of the Kirov region], 138–141. Kirov: Kirovskii oblastnoi kraevedcheskii muzei. Shvedskii kul'turnyi tsentr, 1999. (In Russian)
Konasov, V.B., and  B.V.  Petelin. “Soprotivlenie i plen: dokumenty i materialy po istorii antifashistskogo dvizheniya Soprotivleniya i voennogo plena v Germanii i SSSR. 1933–1955 gg.” Ch. 1 [Resistance and captivity: documents and materials on the history of the anti-fascist move-ment of the Resistance and military captivity in Germany and the USSR. 1933–1955, vol. 1]. Vo-logda: Institut povysheniya kvalifikatsii i perepodgotovki kadrov, 2000. (In Russian)
Konasov, V.B. “Problema nemetskikh voennoplennykh v svete sovremennykh rossiisko-germanskikh otnoshenii” [Problem of the German prisoners of war in the light of the modern Rus-sian-German relations]. In Vekhi rossiisko-germanskikh otnoshenii (40–90-e gody XX veka): Materialy Mezhdunar. nauch. konf., g. Volgograd, 24–27 maya 200 [Milestones of Russian-German relations (1940–90s): Materials of international scientific conference, Volgograd, 24–27th May 2001], 127–133. Volgograd: Volgogradskii gosudarstvennyi universitet, 2001. (In Russian)
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Petelin, B.V. “Istoricheskaya germanistika v Vologde: predvaritel'nye itogi” [Historical Ger-manic studies in Vologda: Preliminary results]. In Noveishaya istoriya Germanii. Trudy molodykh uchenykh i issledovatel'skie tsentry [The newest history of Germany. Proceedings of young scientists and research centers], 357–365. Moscow: KDU, 2007. (In Russian)
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Politicheskie povoroty v sovetsko-germanskoi istorii: 1949–1989: Poiski. Nadezhdy. Sversheniya: Materialy mezhdunarodnogo nauchnogo seminara (Vologda, 6–7 oktyabrya 2009 g.) [Political Turns in Soviet-German History: 1949–1989: Searches. Hope. Accomplishments: Materials of the international scientific seminar (Vologda, 6–7th October 2009)]; edited by B.V. Petelin; compiled by E. Bauer, B.V. Petelin].  Vologda: Graffiti, 2010. (In Russian)
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Ustanovlenie diplomaticheskikh otnoshenii mezhdu SSSR i FRG. Nemetskie voennoplennye v SSSR: Materialy mezhdunarodnogo nauchnogo seminara (Vologda, 17–18 oktyabrya 2005 g.) [Es-tablishment of diplomatic relations between the USSR and the FRG. German prisoners of war in the USSR: Proceedings of the international scientific seminar (Vologda, 17–18th October 2005)]. Vo-logda, 2006. (In Russian)
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Za Germaniyu – protiv Gitlera! Dokumenty i materialy o sozdanii i deyatel'nosti Natsional'nogo komiteta “Svobodnaya Germaniya” i Soyuza nemetskikh ofitserov [For Germany – against Hitler! Documents and materials on the creation and activities of the National Committee for a Free Germany and the German Officers League]. Krasnogorsk: Memorial Museum of German anti-fascists, 1993. (In Russian)