Les "individus demeurés en territoire occupé" : aspects singuliers de l’épuration soviétique, 1942-1949 [ [Individui rimasti sul territorio occupato: aspetti singolari dell'epurazione sovietica, 1942-1949]]

The "individuals remaining behind in occupied territory": Aspects of the purge in Soviet Russia, 1942-1949 Like several European lands, much of the Soviet Union was occupied by German forces for several years and then "purged of collaborators" right after liberation. Few studies have been made of this, nor of the formation of a new category of outcasts by the Stalinist system, namely: the "people remaining behind in occupied territory". This category's origin and evolution are examined during and following WW2