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The Stuff of Soldiers: A History of the Red Army in World War II Through Objects

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"This book tells the story of the Great Patriotic War via objects from spoons to tanks. It was the uniform world of material goods that united diverse soldiers in the ranks of the Red Army and was often all that separated civilians from soldiers"--

Author(s): Brandon M Schechter
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Year: 2019

Language: English
Pages: 509

Contents
Prelude: Outgunned and Outmanned
Acknowledgments
Archival Sources and Their Abbreviations
Terms and Abbreviations
Explanatory Notes
Introduction: Government Issue
Part One. Mortal Envelopes
1. The Soldier’s Body: A Little Cog in a Giant War Machine
2. A Personal Banner: Life in Red Army Uniform
3. The State’s Pot and the Soldier’s Spoon: Rations in the Red Army
Part Two. Violence
4. Cities of Earth, Cities of Rubble: The Spade and Red Army Landscaping
5. “A Weapon Is Your Honor and Conscience”: Killing in the Red Army
Part Three. Possessions
6. The Thing-Bag: A Public-Private Place
7. Trophies of War: Red Army Soldiers Confront an Alien World of Goods
Conclusion: Subjects and Objects
Notes
Index