Selected records from the Central State Archives of Historical-Political Documentation in St Petersburg, Russian Federation RG-22.034

United States Holocaust Memorial Archives 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place SW Washington, DC 20024-2126 Tel. (202) 479-9717 e-mail: [email protected]

Descriptive summary

Title: Selected records from the Central State Archives of Historical-Political Documentation in St Petersburg, Russian Federation

Dates: 1923-1940 (inclusive)

Accession number: 2011.6

Extent: 15,915 digital images: JPEG; 29.0 GB 8 DVDs; 4 ¼ in.

Repository: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives, 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place SW, Washington, DC 20024-2126

Languages: Russian

Scope and content of collection Contains records related to the partisan warfare and situation in (Leningrad) region, activities of the underground regional Committee of the Communist Party. Also contains a small collection of the captured German records and publications, German flyers and posters. Includes records of the Jewish population (statistics, EvSekts︠︡ iia︠︡ records, working plans and reports) pertaining to the history of the Jewish population of the region before WWII (1920s-1930s).

Administrative Information Restrictions on access: No restrictions on access.

Restrictions on reproduction and use: Fair use only.

Preferred citation: Preferred citation for USHMM archival collections; consult the USHMM website for guidance.

Acquisition information: From the TS︠︡ entralʹnyĭ gosudarstvennyĭ arkhiv istoriko-politicheskikh dokumentov St. Peterburga (Central State Archive of Historic-Political Documents St.

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Petersburg) .The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the collection from the Central State Archive of Historic-Political Documents St. Petersburg, via the United States Holocaust Museum International Archives Project in Jan. 2011.

Existence and location of originals: TS︠︡ entralʹnyĭ gosudarstvennyĭ arkhiv istoriko-politicheskikh dokumentov St. Peterburga

Processing history: Finding aid formatted by Tia Smith, 2018.

Historical note EvSekts︡︠ iia︠︡ , the Jewish section of the Communist Party of the (CPSU), founded alongside other national Party sections. One of Evsektsia's main tasks was to fight against Bund and other Jewish socialist and Zionist parties. In 1926 it was reorganized as the Jewish Bureau, which was closed in January 1930 when all national sections of the CPSU were liquidated.

Indexing terms EvSekts︠︡ iia︠︡ . Kommunisticheskaia︠︡ partiia︡︠ Sovetskogo Soi︠u︡ za. World War, 1939-1945--Underground movements--Russia (Federation)--Saint Petersburg Region. World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Eastern Front. Communism and Judaism--Russia (Federation)--History. Guerrilla warfare--Russia (Federation)--Saint Petersburg Reg Saint Petersburg Region (Russia)--Jews--Registers. Russia (Federation)--History--German occupation,1941-1944. Posters.

CONTAINER LIST

Fund О-4383 – Committee at department of propaganda of Leningrad regional authorities on collection and organization of materials on partisan movement in Leningrad region (1944 – 1945).

Inventory of files 1 – 65 for 1944 – 1945

File 19. Excerpts from reports of partisan headquarter units on combat of partisans, underground district committees and local population with German Fascist occupiers.

1944 93 l.

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File 23. Articles, reports, notes on partisan movements in Leningrad region and other regions, published in newspaper “Leningradskaia Pravda” during the period 1941 – 1944. (typwritten copies).

1944 200 l. File 25. Same, published in journals “Bolshevik,” “Propaganda i agitatsia,” “Zvezda,” “Leningrad,” “Oktiabr’,” “Bloknot agitatora” in 1941-1944..

1944 202 l. File 26. Same, published in newspaper “Sovietskii partisan” – organ of LSHPD (Leningrad headquarters of partisan movement) in 1942 – 1943. (typewritten copies).

1944 43 l. File 30. Notes on conversations with partisans and local populations (notes on their testimonies – remembrances) on activities of partisan subdivisions acting in Leningrad region, on assistance of regional population in combat with German Fascist occupiers, on evil deeds of occupiers (notes on conversations conducted by members of Commission).

1944 182 l. File 31. Same.

1944 379 l. File 32. Same.

1944 253 l. File 33. Same.

1944 277 l. File 34. Same.

1944 319 l. File 35. Manuscript on chronology of activities of interregional underground Party center.

1941 – 1944 22 l.

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File 46. Chronological certificate on activities of operative group of LSHPD (Leningrad headquarters of partisan movement) at Military Council of North-Western front from July 1941 through October 1943.

1944 7 l.. File 47. Chronological certificate on formation of partisan divisions in Leningrad region from July 1941 to May 1942.

1944 17 l. File 48. Same from July 1941 to February 1942.

9 l.

Fund 24 – Leningrad regional committee of All-Russian Communist Party of Bolsheviks [VKP(b)].

Inventory 5 (Part. 5) – of files for 1941 – 1948.

File 6061. Testimonies on composition of underground Party organizations in partisan divisions during war period.

1944 21 l. File 6072. Certificates and reporting notes on issue of “Situation in regions and towns in Leningrad region liberated from German-fascist occupation from February 5 to April 15, 1944.”

1944 155 l. File 6073. Informational certificates and actions of regional committees on determination and investigation of evil doings of German-fascist occupiers and damage inflicted by them.

March - April 1944 46 l. File 6321. Informational certificates on mass political work among population in districts and towns in Leningrad region.

January - September 1945 36 л. File 6332. Certificates on “Religious inclination of population in individual towns and districts in Leningrad region.” (Additional materials).

October 1945 26 l.

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Inventory 12 – files for 1939 – 1948.

Military Department

File 70. Certificates and lists of evacuated families and children of employees of district and town Communist Party and party activists of the city.

January 18, 1942 97 l.

Inventory 48 – 264 files for 1942 – 1950. Department of propaganda and agitation

File 4. Certificates and actions on life in Leningrad region during the period of German occupation; reports of kolkhozniks on Germans’ bestiality. November - December 1942 102 l. File 5. Letters of citizens of Leningrad region held in captivity. 1942 14 l. File 15. Certificates of instructors of department, reporting notes and information of regional Communist Party committees on political activities of workers in Leningrad region during the period of Great Patriotic War, brutality of German Fascist occupiers during the occupation and other issues. 1943 40 l. File 28. Information and excerpts from records of office of regional Communist party committees on formation and work of committee on collection of materials on history of the Great Patriotic War. 1943 13 l. File 32. Testimonies of citizens, acts and letters from German captivity on brutality and life during German occupation. 1943 15 l.

Inventory 2 d – 278 files for years 1941 – 1946. Regional Communist Party committee on leadership of North-Eastern districts of Leningrad region

File 5. Leaflets and appeals of regional Party committee and Soviet press to population of Leningrad districts occupied by the Germans. September 1941 20 l.

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File 6. Appeals of regional Party committee to population of Leningrad districts occupied by the Germans, and other. July December 1941 96 l. File 47. Materials on conduct of mass-propaganda in districts previously occupied by Germans (reporting notes on reinstatements of Soviet power, reports of fascist bestiality, etc.). February - May 1942 106 l. File 49. Materials on situation in districts occupied by the Germans (reports, notes, information, leaflets, etc.). December 1942 132 l. File 99. Minutes of meetings of orgtroika (temporary organ of Soviet power) of Novgorod regional Party committee, political denunciations, reports and letters of Communist Bolshevik Party, representatives of partisan movement, commanders of partisan divisions (of Novgorod, Tikhvinsk, Slantsev districts) on activities of partisan divisions in the rear of districts occupied by Germans.

1942 73 l. File 115. Record of meeting of fraction of Communist Party of Leningrad OZET (Society for agricultural settlement of Jewish workers). November 23, 1928 3 l. File 116. Certificate of call for Pskov regional conference of OZET (Society for agricultural settlement of Jewish workers)

1928 2 l. File 154. Record of an anti-religious meeting. 1929 5 l. File 165. Record of meetings of Jewish section at department of minority nationalities. September – October 1929 5 l. File 166. Record of meeting of Central bureau of Jewish section of Communist Party. November 29, 1929 2 l. File 167. Record of meeting of fraction of Communist Party administration of Leningrad OZET (Society for agricultural settlement of Jewish workers). October 26, 1929 5 l. File 219. Reporting notes of regional committee and Demiansky regional committee of Communist Party on conditions in the region after liberation from German occupiers. 1943

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16 l. File 221. Reporting notes of secretary of Zaluchsky regional committee of Communist Party on conditions in the region after liberation from German occupiers. May 1943 3 l. File 225. Reporting notes of secretary of Lychkovsky region of Communist Party on conditions in the region after liberation from German occupiers, etc.

1943 12 l. File 234. Reporting notes of Poddordky region of Communist Party on state of affairs in the region.

July 1943 1 l.

Fund 4000 – Institute of Communist Party history of Leningrad region – department of Marxism – Leninism Institute (1930 – 1990).

Inventory of 17 – 94 files for 1942 – 1981.

Collection of documents for period of Great Patriotic War, containing remembrances of military and civilian persons – participants in defense of Leningrad and leaders of anti-Fascist underground on occupied territory of the region, etc.

File 3. Leaflets of political leadership of the «Life of prisoners of war in Soviet Russia».

1942 48 l. File 5. Excerpts from post-war report of D. Zebrov from German division of 7th leadership of the Soviet Army «Political work of Head Political Leadership of the Red Army among German-Fascist troops during the Great Patriotic War of the Soviet Union against Hitler’s Germany in 1941-1945.».

1966 58 l. Files 43 – 81. Reports on conversations with different persons on conditions and events during period of occupation of Kingisep and Kingisep region, Gatchina, etc., activities of Soviet underground and partisans.

246 l.

Inventory of 10 – 1427 files for 1943 – 1973.

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7 Reports on conversations and remembrances of participants in Great Patriotic War and individuals, certificates on activities of various organizations during war years.

File 986. Same of Michael Fleishman – director of party personnel of Kirov region, former participant in partisan division.

October 7, 1943 8 l. File 1104. Same of Yakov Grigorevich Katz – director of organizational instruction department of October regional Communist Party committee.

June 22, 1944 8 l. File 1104а. Same. 19 l. File 1149. Same of Stella Isaakovna Yurovskaya – main secretary of Committee on stock- taking of damages brought about by German Fascist occupiers.

March 10, 1945 30 l.

Fund О-4383 – Committee at department of propaganda and agitation of Leningrad region Communist Party on collection and systematization of materials on partisan movement in Leningrad region (1944 – 1945).

Inventory 1 – 65 files for 1944 – 1945.

File 9. Historical certificate «Leningrad headquarters of partisan movement».

1944 12 l. File 10. Historical certificate on Leningrad headquarters of partisan movement (LSHPD) and partisan movement in Leningrad region during the period of Great Patriotic War, 1941 – 1945.

1945 23 l. File 12. Manuscript of collection of leaflets issued during period 1941 – 1944 for partisans and population in areas occupied by German Fascist occupiers in Leningrad district – «Leaflets from war period in Leningrad region» (typewritten copy).

1944 649 l.

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8 File 13. Manuscript of introductory article to collection of leaflets issued in 1941 – 1944.

1944 15 l. File 14. Manuscript of preface of by M. Abramov to collection of newspapers issued by partisan divisions and underground centers on occupied territories of Leningrad, Novgorod and Pskov regions during period of 1941 – 1944. «In the rear of enemy lines» (typewritten copy).

1944 13 l.

Fund О-4788 – Documents on partisan movement in Leningrad region, entered into the archive after liquidation of Leningrad headquarters of partisan movement (LSHPD)

Inventory 1 – 149 files for 1944 – 1997.

File 1. Information put together by employees of Party archive on burned out villages in districts of Leningrad region in 1941 – 1944 and on number of partisans in Leningrad region rewarded with orders and medals of the Soviet Union.

1945 5 l. File 29. Certificate of docent P. R. Sheverdalkin on partisan movement on territory of Leningrad region during the period of Great Patriotic War. 1957 15 l. File 42. Report on sections on history of partisan movement at Leningrad city history museum «Participation of women in underground and partisan movement in years of Great Patriotic War in Leningrad region». 1964 20 l. File 45. Certificate of committee of Institute on Party history on work of Party and komsomol organizations in towns and districts in Leningrad region occupied by the enemy and associated materials. 1965 122 l. File 47. Remembrances of P. F. Zakharov, commissar of 1st Leningrad partisan brigade on battle movements of the brigade, conditions and work among population on territories in Leningrad region occupied by the enemy for period 1943 – 1944. 1967 24 l. File 57. Press organs of Leningrad headquarters of partisan movement (LSHPD) (report of editor P. A. Zarankin of newspaper «Leningrad Partisan»).

1973

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25 l.

Fund О-116 – Leningrad headquarters of partisan movement (LSHPD)

18 inventories – 19576 files for 1941 – 1944

Inventory 9 – 1798 files for 1941 – 1944

Leadership group on underground party cells (July 1941 – 6 October 1941).

Group on organization of connectivity with partisan brigades and underground organizations

and propaganda-agitation work among partisans and population (7 October 1941 – 20 June

1943).

Information department (department of management of party-political work in the enemy’s rear– 9th department) (21 June 1943 – 6 October 1944).

File 109. Leaflets of Leningrad region party committee for population in occupied territory.

1941 21 l. File 115. Leaflets for population and partisans in occupied districts (author unknown).

1941 9 l. File 131. German newspaper «For Motherland» (city of ).

1941 19 l. File 133. German newspaper «Pravda».

1941 38 l. File 135. German leaflets, placards, notices, newspaper copies, brochures (in Russian and German languages).

1941 54 l. File 136. Leaflets of command of Finnish army with appeal to population of Karelia (in ).

1941 2 l.

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File 160. Theses of conversations of agitators on partisan movement in occupied districts of Leningrad region.

1942 10 l. File 593. Leaflets of political authorities of North-Western front for population and partisans, districts occupied by the enemy.

1942 14 l. File 595. Leaflets of Leningrad region party committee and political authorities of North- Western front for population of occupied districts.

1942 2 l. File 597. Leaflets of Leningrad region party committee for population of occupied districts.

1942 2 l. Files 600 – 603. Leaflets of Leningrad headquarters of partisan movement (LSHPD) for population and partisans, districts occupied by the enemy.

1942 350 l. Files 604 - 605. Same for Russian police and elders.

1942 5 l. File 627. Leaflets of partisan subdivisions for population, district occupied by the enemy. 1942 33 l. Files 629 – 630. Same for Russian prisoners of war and former Soviet prisoners of war in German service.

10 l. File 647. German newspaper “Gdovsky vestnik”.

1942 2 l. File 651. German newspaper «Za Rodinu» (town Pskov).

1942 113 l. File 653. German journal-calendar for 1942 in Russian language.

1942 87 l.

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File 654. German newspaper «Luzhsky vestnik».

5 l. File 657. German journal «Novyi put’».

1942 157 l. File 658. German newspaper «Pravda».

1942 47 l. File 660. German newspaper «Pravoslavnyi khristianin».

1942 8 l. File 663. German newspaper «Severnoye slovo».

1942 25 l. File 665. German newspaper «Trud i otdykh».

1942 2 l. File 666. «Provisional decree on taxes and collection» of 19 April 1942 and «Handbook for heads of districts, towns, rural and village elders» (collection of decrees) – issue of «Military leadership of Northern front region». Translation from German to Russian language.

1942 48 l. File 667. German leaflets, placards, brochures.

1942 139 l. File 668. German-fascist educational programs and textbooks for elementary schools in Russian language.

1942 324 l. File 685. Plans and text of radio programs for partisans and population of occupied districts of Leningrad region.

1943 287 l. File 688. Questionnaire on collection of documents in enemy rear on German-Fascist regime, sentiments of population and activities of partisan brigades.

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1943 1 l. File 699. List of newspapers issued for partisans and population of occupied districts of Leningrad region.

1943 2 l. File 700. Reporting notes of department on party political work among partisans and population in occupied areas.

1943 32 l. File 716. Survey of German newspaper «Za Rodinu» for October - November 1942.

1943 6 l. File 727. Reporting notes of head of Leningrad radio committee on programs for partisans and population of occupied districts of Leningrad region.

1943 2 l. File 765. Same.

1943 44 l. File 766. Same.

1943 15 l. File 772. Same.

1943 8 l. File 773. Same.

1943 16 l. File 1117. Newspaper «Soviet partisan» - organ of Leningrad Headquarters of Partisan Movement (LSHPD).

1943 53 l.

Fund О-116 – Leningrad Headquarters of Partisan Movement (LSHPD).

18 inventories – 19576 files for 1941 – 1944.

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Inventory 1 (Part. 1) – 1331 files for 1941 – 1944.

Operational department of Leningrad Headquarters of Partisan Movement (LSHPD).

File 10. Certificate of Troika on status of partisan movement and partisan brigades active on Leningrad territory and situation in enemy’s rear. 27 September 1941 5 l. File 11. Decree № 1 (copy) for headquarters of partisan movement on organizational issues. 7 October 1941 4 l. File 55. Certificate of intelligence department of headquarters of Leningrad front on foreign press reports on activities of Russian partisans in rear of German forces for February 1942.. 1942 9 l. File 224. Reports of Leningrad Headquarters of Partisan Movement (LSHPD) to Communist Party propaganda department on battle activities of partisan subdivisions in Leningrad region. 1944 43 l. File 312. Same in Demiansky region, reports on status of population in occupied district, etc. 1942 Not a decree. File 320. Same from Kingiseppsky district. 1941 34 l. File 332. Same of Luzhsky district. 1941 – 1943 157 l. File 392. Same of Soletsky district, including on evil acts committed by German Fascist occupiers during occupation. 1941 – 1944 20 l. File 1219. Report of partisan division № 3 of Leningrad institute of physical education named Lesgaft (Commander of Tsimmerberg division).

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1941 – 1942 7 l. File 1242. Report of partisan division № 213 (Commander of Shwartz division). 1941 – 1942 13 l. File 1255. Same of partisan division (Division commander Shuster). 1942 31 l. Inventory 1 (Part 2) – 1058 files for 1941 – 1944

Documents on activities of partisan subdivisions.

File 1741. Statements prepared by partisans of 4th partisan brigade on deeds of German Fascist occupiers against peaceful population of occupied districts. 1944

10 l.

Inventory 2 – 215 files

Department (group) of information and stock-taking of battle activities of brigades (July 1941 – 2 July 1942). Informational-intelligence department (2d department) (2 July 1942 – October 1944).

File 5. Report of Head of headquarters of partisan movement to Commander and members of military council of Leningrad front on movements of German punitive brigades on Leningrad territory.

1941 4 l. File 6. Reports of Leningrad Headquarters of Partisan Movement (LSHPD) and political authorities of Leningrad front for Soviet information bureau and «Vesti s fronta» (News from the front) on partisan action and data on evil deeds of German Fascist occupiers on Leningrad territory.

November – December 1941 24 l. File 7. Reports, certificates and excerpts from reports of commanders of partisan subdivisions, informational reports of intelligence department of Leningrad front, reports from partisans and other individuals on situation on occupied territory,

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enemy’s occupational regime, stance of German command toward military prisoners and partisans, facts on traitors from local population and other issues.

1941 98 l. File 16. Decrees, orders and other instructional documents of enemy’s organs of local authorities on occupied territory in Leningrad region.

1941 167 l. File 34. Report of Department on situation in towns and villages of Leningrad region, occupied by German Fascists and related documents.. 1942 124 l. File 39. Actions, bulletins, excerpts from newspapers, reports and dispatches of command of partisans subdivisions and other documents on bestiality of German Fascist occupiers on occupied territory. 1942 162 l. File 77. Certificate of Intelligence department of headquarters of Leningrad front on secret agents on occupied territory of Leningrad region (Based on testimony of elders of Budkovich district in Luzhsky region).

1943 19 l. File 89. Excerpts of Department from reporting documents of partisan subdivisions and party underground centers on situation in occupied territory of Leningrad region (Materials for Department special reports).

1943 114 l. File 110. Letters, excerpts from letters and reports of partisans and individuals from local population in occupied Leningrad territory on bestiality of Fascists, situation in occupied territory and action of partisans. 1943 137 l.

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Д. 156. Informational overview of Leningrad Headquarters of Partisan Movement (LSHPD) on situation in temporarily occupied districts in Leningrad region and partisan movement in them (Instructional material for reports and discussion). 1944 27 l. File 163. Certificates and statistical information of Department and orgotroykas (organs of Soviet power) in Leningrad region on bestialities committed and losses caused by German Fascist occupiers to peaceful population of occupied districts. Lists of population shot and burned out by German Fascist occupiers. 1944 76 l.

Inventory 4 – 1006 files for 1941 – 1944

Department of personnel

File 42. Certificate of department on partisan movement in districts in Leningrad region occupied by German Fascists and related materials.

1942 46 l.

Fund 16 – Leningrad province Communist Party committee

Inventory 11 – 991 files for 1918 – 1927.

Subdivision of minority nationalities of Communist Party propaganda department.

File 10703. Directives of central bureau of Jewish sections of Communist Party on issues and staging of Jewish party work and results of 2d conference of Jewish communists on organizational issues, relations with Jewish parties, press, and other issues. 1921 8 l. File 10704. Record of general meeting of members of Jewish section of Communist Party.

11 February 1921 1 l. File 10705. Record of meetings of bureau of Jewish section.

1921 3 l. File 10706. Report on activities of Jewish section of Provincial committee.

May 1921

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3 l. File 10707. Report on work of Jewish section of provincial committee and Narobraz on status for 1 February 1921 and report of Central Bank Jewish section on work for May 1921

1921 11 l. File 10708. Forms on work of Jewish section at Provincial committee.

1921 2 l. File 10767. Report on meeting of Jewish communists of Novgorod.

2 August 1922 1 l. File 10777. Reports on activities of Jewish section at Petrograd Provincial committee.

1922 3 l. File 10812. Statistical information on population and number of Party minority nationality members in North-Western region.

1923 3 l. File 10813. Information on number of various nationalities in provinces, districts, and factories.

1923 4 l. File 10838. Record of meeting of active Jewish workers.

16 April 1923 2 l. File 10883. Information on population numbers of various nationalities in Leningrad and provinces.

1924 3 l. File 10893. Statistical information on number of Communists in population, party schools and culturally enlightening institutions of minority nationalities in districts of Leningrad province.

1924 – 1925 6 l. File 10937. Statistical information by sections of minority nationalities on number of communists among party activists, population and institutions (schools, clubs) in North-Western region (including city of Leningrad).

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1925 4 l. File 10963. Statistical information on population, societies, clubs and Jewish schools.

1925 1 l. File 11009. Information on population number and party membership of minority nationalities by districts in North-Western region.

1926 3 l. File 11030. Information on population number and party membership of minority nationalities by districts of city of Leningrad and districts in Leningrad region for 1 January and 1 December 1926.

1926 7 l. File 11031. Information on population number and party membership of minority nationalities in Volkhovsky, Luzhsky districts.

1926 5 l. File 11037. Report of Jewish section of Pskov province committee on work for summer period 1926.

1926 2 l. File 11042. Plan of work of Jewish club by name of Sverdlov. 1926 – 1927 4 l. File 11043. Information on number of Jewish population, members and candidates for membership in Communist party and Jewish Komsomol members (young party members) in city of Leningrad, Leningrad and Pskov districts.

1926 – 1927 4 l. File 11044. Lists of Jewish institutions, synagogues and societies.

1926 3 l. File 11105. Statistical information on number of minority nationalities in Leningrad district performing Soviet work.

1927 4 l.

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File 11120. Proposals for work among minority nationalities in Velikoluksky and Sebezhsky districts of Pskov province.

1927 4 l. File 11134. Information on religious propaganda among minority nationalities in Leningrad province.

1927 5 l. File 11140. Plan of work of Jewish section of subdivision of minority nationalities of propaganda department of provincial committee for September 1927.

March 1927 1 l. File 11141. Report on work of Jewish bureau of Soviet minority nationalities in Leningrad region department of education for February – April 1927 and Jewish workers’ club.

1927 3 l. File 11143. Report on status of work in Jewish non-Communist youth organizations in Leningrad.

1927 2 l. File 11144. Information on number of Jewish population – communists, Komsomol members, Jewish teachers by districts in Pskov province and Komsomol-Jews by Leningrad districts. 1927 2 l. File 11145. Information on network of Jewish schools and cultural-enlightenment institutions in Pskov province for 1925 – 1926 and 1926 – 1927. 1927 3 l. File 11146. List of Jewish societies in city of Leningrad with indication of their addresses, directors and number of members. 1927 2 l.

Department of minority nationalities. Jewish section.

File 11181. Circular of college of Jewish subdivision of department of education of minority nationalities of national commissariat of education on work of committee on development of materials on history of Jews in Russia and Polish-Lithuanian state.

December 1920 4 l.

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File 11183. Record of meetings of Jewish section and meetings of Jewish bureau of political propaganda of provincial committee. 1920 19 l. File 11184. Report on results of investigation of status of school affairs and Jewish cultural enlightenment institutions and organizations in cities of Ostashkov, Staraya Rus and village of Andreanopol.

1920 1 l. File 11185. Correspondence with Jewish sections of Communist party, commissariat on minority nationality issues and other organizations on issue of publication of Jewish newspaper.

December 1920 6 l. File 11187. Record of meetings of bureau of Jewish section. 1921 3 l. File 11187. Record of meetings of Jewish organizations.

December 1921 6 l. File 11189. Correspondence of Jewish section with Party organizations, government publishing house and others.

1921 6 l. File 11190. Correspondence of provincial committee, Jewish sections of Communist party, department on minority nationalities of commissariat on enlightenment and other organizations with Jewish section on organizational and other issues (in Russian and Jewish languages).

1921 21 l. File 11191. Record of meetings of Jewish sections of Communist Party.

1922 16 l. File 11192. Record of general meeting of members of Jewish section with non-party members.

1922 1 l. File 11193. Record of meetings of bureau of Petrograd Jewish section of Communist Party.

1922

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6 l. File 11194. Record of meetings of active members of Jewish section. 1922 9 l. File 11196. Record of meetings of committee of minority nationalities of national commissariat on education.

1922 2 l. File 11197. Plan of work of Jewish section. 1922 1 l. File 11198. Report on activities of Jewish sections..

November 1922 8 l.

Fund 25 – Leningrad Communist Party committee.

Inventory 10 – 782 files for 1932, 1934 – 1948.

Departments of culture and propaganda, party agitation and propaganda.

File 239. Reports on work of departments of agitation and propaganda of regional Communist party committees during the period of the Great Patriotic War.

June 1941 – October 1943 25 l. File 287. Texts of conversations of propagandists for radio transmission.

1941 33 l. File 307а. Review of letters of German soldiers and officers to relatives, conversations with prisoner soldiers of Finnish army, leaflets to German and Finnish soldiers, Fascist leaflets sent over Leningrad, and other materials in Russian and German languages.

July – November 1941 139 l. File 308. Material on evacuation of citizens of city of Leningrad (plan, list of responsible workers, certificates and instructions for organizers and propagandists).

1941 10 l. File 452. Information of regional party committees on sentiments and response of workers to communiqués of Informbureau and new National anthem of the Soviet Union, on political work for the masses.

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January – March 1944 168 l. File 453. Informational memos of Communist Party on sentiments and comments of workers. April – June 1944 275 l. File 454. Same. July – September 1944 184 l. File 455. Same. October – December 1944 136 l. File 458. Questions posed by speakers at meetings on issues of the Great Patriotic War.

1944 94 l. File 466а. Report on exile from Leningrad of L. G. Kulkis as a deserter, and others.

1944 13 l.

Inventory 25 – files for 1931 – 1948.

Sector of information of organization instruction department

File 180. Copies of communiqués of sector of information on organizational-party and political work of regional political committees in connection with military situation, sentiments of workers and employees and other issues in relation to events of the Great Patriotic War.

22 June – 30 July 1941 137 l. File 181. Copies of communiqués of sector of information on Communists’ tasks, speed of recruitment of partisan brigades and other issues connected to events of the Great Patriotic War.

2 August – 20 September 1941 114 l. File 182. Copies of communiqués of sector of information on status of party-political work, battle with enemy elements and its agents, sentiments of population in connection with difficulties with provisions and other issues.

22 September – 28 December 1941 125 l.

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Fund О-116 – Leningrad Headquarters of Partisan Movement (LSHPD)

18 inventories – 19576 files for 1941 – 1944

Inventory 9 – 1798 files for 1941 – 1944.

Leadership group of underground party cells (July 1941 – 6 October 1941). Organizational group tied to contact with party brigades and underground organizations and

organization of propaganda-agitation work among partisans and population (7 October 1941 –

20 June 1943).

Information department (department of leadership of party-political work in enemy rear – 9th department) (21 June 1943 – 6 October 1944)

File 1119. Newspaper «Leningrad Partisan» - organ of LSHPD (Leningrad Headquarters of Partisan Movement) 1943 125 l. File 1121. Newspaper «Yunyi Mstitel» (Young avenger) - organ of LSHPD (Leningrad Headquarters of Partisan Movement) for children in occupied districts of Leningrad region. 1943 10 l. File 1123. «Gazeta dlia detei» (Newspaper for children) – special edition of LSHPD (Leningrad Headquarters of Partisan Movement) for population in occupied districts of Leningrad region. 30 January 1943 2 l. File 1125. Newspaper «Golos Molodezhy» (Voice of youth) – special edition of LSHPD (Leningrad Headquarters of Partisan Movement) for youth in occupied districts of Leningrad region. January – February 1943 2 l. File 1127. Newspaper «Za Sovetskoyu Rodiny» (For Soviet Motherland) – special edition of LSHPD (Leningrad Headquarters of Partisan Movement) for population in occupied districts of Leningrad region. 1943 121 l. File 1192. Bulletins of political leadership of North-Western front on bestialities and evil deeds of German Fascist occupiers in occupied districts of Leningrad region. 1943 8 l. File 1216. Leaflets of military council of North-Western front to all former prisoners of war and other persons recruited for work in German army and those in ROA (Russian

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Liberation Army), defense and other brigades active on occupied territory of Leningrad region.

1943 2 l. File 1218. Leaflets of political leadership of North-Western front for population and partisans in occupied districts of Leningrad region.

1943 17 l. File 1220. Leaflets of political leadership of North-Western front to war prisoners of the Red Army and Soviet citizens recruited for work in German police and punitive brigades, to elders of the enemy-occupied villages of Leningrad region.

1943 7 l. File 1221. Same.

1943 3 l. File 1222. Leaflets of Leningrad regional party committee addressed to population in occupied districts of Leningrad region, persons working for German police and punitive brigades.

1943 16 l. File 1231. Leaflets of LSHPD (Leningrad Headquarters of Partisan Movement) addressed to population and partisans in occupied districts of Leningrad region.

1943 206 l. File 1233. Same addressed to youth, school children, young partisans in occupied districts of Leningrad region.

1943 18 l. File 1235. Same addressed to Soviet war prisoners and other persons in service of German Fascist occupiers in volunteer units, punitive brigades and police, village elders, soldiers and officers of Russian Liberation Army.

1943 29 l. File 1264. Leaflets of representatives of orthodox church and sects of evangelical Christians and Baptists directed at population in occupied regions.

1943 4 l.

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File 1277. German journal «Volnyi pakhar» (Free plough man).

August – September 1943 24 l. File 1278. German newspaper «Dobrovolets» (Volunteer).

1943 19 l. File 1280. German newspaper «Za rodinu» (For Motherland) (city of Dno).

1943 210 l. File 1282. German newspaper «Za rodinu» (For Motherland) (city of Pskov).

January – March 1943 138 l.

Fund О-116 – Leningrad Headquarters of Partisan Movement (LSHPD)

18 inventories – 19576 files for 1941 – 1944

Inventory 9 – 1798 files for 1941 – 1944

Leadership group of underground party cells (July 1941 – 6 October 1941). Organizational group tied to partisan brigades and underground organizations and organization

of propaganda-agitation work among partisans and population (7 October 1941 – 20 June 1943)

Information department (leadership department of party-political work in enemy rear – 9th department) (21 June 1943 – 6 October 1944).

File 1284. Same.

April – June 1943 141 l. File 1286. Same.

July – September 1943 144 l. File 1288. Same.

October – December 1943 114 l. File 1292. German newspaper «Novyi put» (New way).

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1943 74 l. File 1293. German newspaper «Pravda» (Truth). 1943 12 l. File 1295. German newspaper «Severnoye slovo» (Northern word). March – December 1943 97 l. File 1297. German leaflets, placards, brochures in Russian language. 1943 79 l. File 1299. «Administrative handbook for Russian administrative organs» (collection of resolutions) – issue of «Head command (of German troops) of Northern operative region» (in Russian language). 1943 31 l. File 1301. German textbooks for primary schools in Russian language. 1943 144 l.

Fund О-116 – Leningrad Headquarters of Partisan Movement (LSHPD)

18 inventories – 19576 files for 1941 – 1944

Inventory 9 – 1798 files for 1941 – 1944

Leadership group of underground party cells (July 1941 – 6 October 1941

Organization group tied to partisan brigades and underground organizations and organization of propaganda-agitation work among partisans and population (7 October 1941 – 20 June 1943).

Informational department (leadership department of party-political work in enemy rear – 9th department) (21 June 1943 – 6 October 1944)

File 1338. List of districts in Leningrad region indicating time period of their occupation by the Germans and date of liberation.

1944 2 l. File 1339. Report of Leningrad regional party committee on underground party work and partisan movement in rear of German troops on territory of Leningrad region.

March 1944 14 l.

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File 1710. Leaflet of representatives of orthodox church addressing population in districts occupied by the enemy. 1 l. File 1717. German newspaper «Za Rodinu» (For Motherland) (Pskov, Riga). January – February 1944 36 l. File 1720. German leaflets and placards in Russian language.

1944 2 l. File 1721. German edition «Narodnyi calendar for 1944» (National calendar for 1944) in Russian language (Pskov).

1944 54 l. File 1743. Leaflets of head command of North-Western troops, military council of Leningrad front, political leadership of Baltic fleet, Leningrad regional party committees, LSHPD (Leningrad headquarters of partisan movement) and partisan subdivisions, Leningrad regional committee on investigating evil deeds of German Fascist occupiers appealing to partisans and population in occupied districts, Russian prisoners of war in German camps, German soldiers and other persons in service to Germans.

1941 – 1944 59 l. File 1753. German books with various titles in Russian language.

1941 – 1944 278 l. File 1755. German illustrated newspapers and journals with various titles in Russian language.

1941 – 1944 346 l. File 1756. German leaflets, placards and notices in Russian and German languages. Part 1.

1941 – 1944 162 l. File 1757. Same. Part 2. 1941 – 1944 149 l. File 1758. German textbooks for schools – issued by publishers in city of Riga in Russian language.

1941 – 1944 275 l.

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Inventory 12 – 748 files for 1941 – 1944.

Operative group of headquarters of partisan movement at Leningrad regional party committee with Old Russia inclination (city of Valdai) (1941 – June 1942).

Operative group LSHPD (Leningrad headquarters of partisan movement) and military council of North-Western front (July 1942 – December 1943).

File 31. Report of representative of command of North-Western front on sojourn in «partisan territory».

1941 File 52. Reports from troikas (temporary organs of Soviet power) on organization of Soviet power in Dedovichsky and Belebelkovsky districts on situation in occupied territory.

September – October 1941 7 l. File 126. Survey of political authorities of North-Western front on situation of Soviet intelligentsia in occupied districts.

May 1942 21 l. File 149. Report of representatives of Leningrad regional party committee to secretary of regional Communist party committee on partisan movement in districts of North- Western front for January 1942.

1942 8 l. File 440. Leaflets issued by partisan subdivisions in enemy’s rear.

1943 82 l. File 682. Newspapers «Partisanskaya pravda» (Partisan truth) and leaflets issued by partisan subdivisions.

1944 6 l.

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