Evacuation of soviet children to central kazakhstan during the great patriotic war (1941-1945)

Abstract

The article deals with the issues related to the evacuation of children from the front-line territories of the USSR to Central Kazakhstan: the path taken by children, their state of health, living conditions, nutrition. The authors of the article turn to the regional aspect in the coverage and analysis of evacuation problems. On the basis of archival documents, they try to restore the history of the daily life of evacuated children: living conditions in orphanages, food, medical care, working days, supply of industrial goods to children’s institutions, etc.