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This book tells how the Soviet Union fed itself after the invasion by the Germans during World War II. The author argues that central planning became much less important in feeding the population, and civilians were thereby forced to become considerably more self reliant in feeding themselves. A rationing system was instituted soon after the war began, but quickly became irrelevant because of the chronic food shortages. The breakdown in central supplies of food was accompanied by the diminished importance of the ruble, which in many places was replaced by bread and clothing as the medium of exchange. Although the Soviet army was given high precedence over civilians, the author also shows that the population living under German occupation was much worse off than were Soviet civilians living in the rear. In addition to extensive use of American and German archives from the war period, the author interviewed more than thirty Soviet emigrés who survived the war.
Wars cannot be fought and sustained without food and this unique collection explores the impact of war on food production, allocation and consumption in Europe in the twentieth century. A comparative perspective which incorporates belligerent, occupied and neutral countries provides new insights into the relationship between food and war. The analysis ranges from military provisioning and systems of food rationing to civilians' survival strategies and the role of war in stimulating innovation and modernization.
Drawing on recently released Soviet archival materials, Hunger and War investigates state food supply policy and its impact on Soviet society during World War II. It explores the role of the state in provisioning the urban population, particularly workers, with food; feeding the Red army; the medicalization of hunger; hunger in blockaded Leningrad; and civilian mortality from hunger and malnutrition in other home front industrial regions. New research reported here challenges and complicates many of the narratives and counter-narratives about the war. The authors engage such difficult subjects as starvation mortality, bitterness over privation and inequalities in provisioning, and conflicts among state organizations. At the same time, they recognize the considerable role played by the Soviet state in organizing supplies of food to adequately support the military effort and defense production and in developing policies that promoted social stability amid upheaval. The book makes a significant contribution to scholarship on the Soviet population's experience of World War II as well as to studies of war and famine.
Together with Staff summary of testimony presented by public witnesses at hearings on world food and population problems February 14-18, 1966
During the World War I era, the Collegiate Section of the United States Food Administration was asked to prepare a simple statement about the food situation affected by the war. The statement needed to be suitable for elementary and high school teachers, high-school pupils, and the general public. The demand for this statement arose because of the wide adoption of the three courses on this subject that were being sent out weekly to universities, colleges, and normal schools throughout the country. This little volume is the response to that request, written by Katharine Blunt from the University of Chicago, Frances L. Swain from the Chicago Normal School, and Florence Powdermaker from the United States Department of Agriculture. It provides a concise summary of the food situation during World War I, with the aim of educating the public about the importance of conserving food and supporting the war effort. The book includes practical advice for households on how to conserve food, as well as information on the impact of the war on food production and distribution.
Excerpt from The National Food Supply in Peace and War Sources of information; the food supply, Tables I and II; food consumed by the average man; relative importance of different foods; importance of cereals; meat; bread meat; dairy produce; sugar; potatoes; other foods. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.