Modern Russian Historiography of Nazi Crimes in the Occupied Territories of the Soviet Union

In recent years, the topic of Nazi crimes has become very relevant for the Russian national historiography. In particular, heated debates about the possibility of using the term “genocide of the Soviet people” are currently underway The purpose of the article is to analyze the findings and “blank spots” of the Russian historical science in the study of Nazi crimes against the civilian population. A conclusion has been drawn that the Russian national historiography has made significant progress in studying the practices of the Nazi policy against the civilian Soviet population, which can rightfully be called genocide. At the same time, there still remain problems with the declassification of sources and lack of specialists dealing with this issue, a circumstance that places significant obstacles for the work of Russian historians on this issue. In recent years, the topic of Nazi crimes has become very relevant for the Russian national historiography. In particular, heated debates about the possibility of using the term “genocide of the Soviet people” are currently underway The purpose of the article is to analyze the findings and “blank spots” of the Russian historical science in the study of Nazi crimes against the civilian population. A conclusion has been drawn that the Russian national historiography has made significant progress in studying the practices of the Nazi policy against the civilian Soviet population, which can rightfully be called genocide. At the same time, there still remain problems with the declassification of sources and lack of specialists dealing with this issue, a circumstance that places significant obstacles for the work of Russian historians on this issue.