THE TRENCH TRUTH ABOUT THE WAR

Abstract

The article is considered the study of confiscated letters of Soviet soldiers, as well as captured letters of German soldiers, researches the little-studied problems of the initial period of the Great Patriotic War. Comparing the mentality of soldiers of warring armies, the author analyzes the state and dynamics of morale, socio-psychological quality of the personnel of the opposing armies in extreme wartime condition.

In conclusion, we note that the military letters provide these living generations with the opportunity to learn lessons from war.