Vosprijatie vojny v obščestve i v ital’janskoj istoriografii [La percezione della guerra nella società e nella storiografia italiana],

The article examines the Italian historiography devoted to the participation of the Italian troops in the Russian campaign from 1941 to 1943. The reasons that led Mussolini to enter the war against the Soviet Union and the consequences of the failed military campaign for Italian domestic politics are briefly examined. Particular attention will be paid to publications on the topic of the war in the Soviet Union and how Italian public opinion perceived the issue. In addition, after the end of the war, using the tragedy of many families, the theme was even used by the Italian political forces for the 1948 elections.