There were no resentment against Russia. Penalty and barrage formations during the Great Patriotic War

The first monographic study in historical literature, which comprehensively considers the history of the creation and functioning of the penal units and barrage detachments established in the Soviet Armed Forces during the Great Patriotic War. An attempt was made to overcome the disciplinary disunity that has developed in the study of the problem, and present the institutions of penalties and barrage formations synthetically, taking into account the requirements of both military history and military law. Of particular value to the book is the widespread use of two groups of sources - the archival documents identified by the author and evidence of war veterans who fought in the penalty units