«Kyiv as Regime City: The Return of Soviet Power after Nazi Occupation».

Interesting lecture of the American scientist Martin Blackwell on the topic: "Kyiv as Regime City: The Return of the Soviet Power after Nazi Occupation" Book Talk for Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute (HURI)

The Department of World History, Historiography and Source Studies organized a meeting with a scientist from the University of North Georgia, Martin Blackwell. At the meeting, Martin Blackwell made a report "Kyiv as Regime City: The Return of the Soviet Power after Nazi Occupation". The meeting was moderated by the head of the Chair of World History, Historiography and Source Studies Gulmira Sultangaliyeva. To listen to the lecture of the American scientist came faculty professors, doctoral students, undergraduates and students. In his speech M. Blackwill said that his book tells about the Nazi regime in the war years and about the rule of the Soviet authorities at that time and serves as a bridge between the military and after the war years. The author tells about the difficult military times and about the relations between the state and society in the Kiev example. M. Blackwill noted that "On the eve of World War II, the Stalin People's Commissariat of Internal Affairs (or the NKVD) called Kiev" the city of the first category regime. " He applied this label to cities successfully "cleared" of "unreliable elements" and "socially dangerous" during the 1930s and were considered politically loyal. Although at first it concerned counter-revolutionaries, the NKVD also eradicated common criminals outside the 50 or 100 km radius of the centers of these cities. Thus, the "regime" of the NKVD prevented limiters from living in these places, as a result of which the cities are believed to have been completely devoted to supporting the political regime. Now, after the war, Kiev still maintained this duality in meaning. What is important is that the thoughts and behavior necessary to maintain such a politically correct position, I believe, have changed because of the war, and they have also changed from below" During the meeting, students and teachers asked many questions about the Nazi occupation. Professor of the Department of World History, Historiography and Source Studies G.Kokobaeva expressed her gratitude to American colleague and asked about the restoration of the Kiev center after the Nazi occupation, and scientists were obsessed with the opinion on this topic. The meeting was held at a high level and was useful for the faculty members. At the end of the meeting, Professor Martin Blackwell presented his book, entitled "Kyiv as Regime City: The Return of the Soviet Power after Nazi Occupation".