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Stalin and Hitler's genocide and holocaust

Frankl's "Night and Fog" Synopsis and Comments - A masterpiece that questions what it means to live! And a connection to Dostoevsky.

The work is the psychologist Frankl's account of his experiences at Auschwitz and the Dachau camp in Munich.

Whereas Vasily Grossman's "The Hell of Treblinka Camp," which I mentioned in my previous article, described the horrors of the extermination camps, "Night and Fog" tells the story of how people survived in the extreme conditions of concentration camps and the human analysis that was done there.

This book tells the story of how it is possible to survive as a human being in desperate circumstances. It is a book that gives great strength not only to those in the extreme conditions of the camps, but also to those of us who live in the present.

I hope this book will spread to more and more people.
Stalin and Hitler's genocide and holocaust

Vasily Grossman, "The Hell of Treblinka" - Red Army Jewish reporter denounces the horrors of the Nazi extermination camps.

Treblinka, as depicted by Grossman, is a camp known as an extermination camp. This place was originally designed to kill large numbers of people. Few of those who were transported there survived. Those who are transported are deceived, coerced, and evicted, and gradually come to realize their fate. They are then murdered helplessly in the face of overwhelming violence. This is exactly the kind of hell Frankl describes. Grossman's overwhelming brush strokes recreate the hell that Frankl did not describe. When read in conjunction with "Night and Fog," the horror of the Holocaust becomes even more palpable.

I truly believe that this book could use more focus in learning about the Holocaust.
German-Soviet War: The Soviet Union and the Nazis' War of Extermination

Vasily Grossman, "All Things Flow" Synopsis and Commentary - A masterful novel about the suffering of the Soviet repression era that continued after Stalin's death.

The translator hopes that "many people, especially young people, will read Grossman's work," and that "the problem of totalitarianism is still a major issue today, and the question of power and the individual has always been one that no one can avoid. The question of totalitarianism is still a big one today, and the question of power and the individual is still a question that no one can avoid in any age. He goes on to say, "The question of power and the individual is a big question today.

Like "Life and Destiny," this novel was hard to read. However, the shock was also tremendous. I can only sigh and wonder how he could write something so gruesome. I froze many times while reading it because of the severity of the story. I could not help but moan, "Then what the hell am I supposed to do?

I shudder to think what people were actually put in such a situation back then.
German-Soviet War: The Soviet Union and the Nazis' War of Extermination

Vasily Grossman's "Life and Destiny" Synopsis and Comments - A masterpiece of Russian literature about the fate of those who lived through the war between Germany and the Soviet Union!

Life and Destiny is Grossman's deadly indictment.

In the Soviet Union, criticism of the regime is the most taboo of taboos. One must be prepared to be sent to a concentration camp or even executed. Grossman wrote this work, but it was raided by the KGB and confiscated. The authorities then declared it a dangerous book and decreed that it could not be published for the next two to three hundred years.

The sentence of "no publication for the next two to three hundred years" was tremendous. This shows how dangerous the novel was to the Soviet authorities. Conversely, it may be said that the novel reflected a truth that was inconvenient for the Soviet Union.

Wassily Grossman is not well known in Japan, which I believe is unfortunate. One of the greatest writers to convey the horrors of war and totalitarian oppression is this Wassily Grossman.
German-Soviet War: The Soviet Union and the Nazis' War of Extermination

Red Army Reporter Grothman: Notes on the Battle of Germany and the Soviet Union 1941-45" - The reality of the war between Germany and the Soviet Union as seen by a Jewish military reporter in the Soviet Union.

What struck me most about this book is the part that covers the site of the Nazi Holocaust. When we think of the Holocaust, we think of Auschwitz, but the book describes an extermination camp called Treblinka. More than 800,000 people were murdered there. The gruesome manner of the killings is chilling to read about. It is hard to imagine how shocked Grossman must have been when he was there.

His front line coverage of the unprecedented war of extermination in the history of the world, the war between Germany and the Soviet Union, is a must-see record. I highly recommend this book.
German-Soviet War: The Soviet Union and the Nazis' War of Extermination

V. Zaslavsky, "The Kachin Forest: The Elimination of the Polish Leadership Class" - The genocide that the Soviet Union covered up.

Although the Kachin Forest Incident is less well known in Japan than the Auschwitz Holocaust, I found this incident to be a very important event in terms of war and historical issues.

Root out the country's leadership and intellectual class. I learned that this is the standard practice when it comes to violent control of a country. It is a very frightening book. I hope you will pick up a copy.
German-Soviet War: The Soviet Union and the Nazis' War of Extermination

Masashi Jinno, "World History Theater: This is How the Nazis Seized Power" - A recommended reference book for understanding the process of Hitler's seizure of power!

Why did Germany, which was supposed to be a democracy, move toward totalitarianism?

This is also true in Japan.

Learning about the Nazis is also learning about our history.

As usual in this book, Jono's exquisite commentary keeps things moving along. It is just interesting and easy to read. This book is highly recommended for those who want to know about the German process first.
German-Soviet War: The Soviet Union and the Nazis' War of Extermination

Masashi Jinno's "World History Theater: World War II: The Fierce European Front" - A book recommended to grasp the flow of WW2.

What kind of war was World War II really? How did the Nazis operate? How did the Soviet Union led by Stalin oppose it? What about Britain, France, and the United States?

In this book, you will learn about the complex and bizarre international situation. Mr. Jinno emphasizes the "why" of why history has moved in the way it has, rather than simply listing events. I think this is the wonderful thing about the "World History Theater" series. I believe that this book is unique in that it is not mere memorization, but rather it develops the ability to think about "why". I highly recommend this book.
German-Soviet War: The Soviet Union and the Nazis' War of Extermination

Why we Japanese dare to learn about the Russo-German War now... History repeats itself in different forms...

How war destroys humanity.

How does a person turn into a perpetrator?

The fear that once people are embedded in the system that drives them to war, they can no longer resist. The extreme conditions in which peacetime ethics completely collapse.

The horrific ravages of the war between Germany and the Soviet Union show us these things clearly.

Of course, we do not mean to downplay the suffering of the people in the Pacific War. However, by daring to study the German-Soviet War, which was far away from Japan, we can learn the question of what war is more objectively. That is why I felt the importance of daring to learn about the war between Germany and the Soviet Union.