Tomsk Universities during the Great Patriotic War (1941-1945)

There was reconstructed the activity of one of the largest scientific and educational centers of the Soviet Union the city of Tomsk in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945 on the basis of unpublished and published sources, periodical materials. The problems of the dynamics of the number of students and of the teaching staff of Tomsk universities and research institutions throughout the war, the organization of educational process and scientific research were regarded. Particular attention was paid to the contribution of Tomsk scientists to the victory over the enemy, aid to industry, health, agriculture, transport, study of mineral deposits. This article is intended for those interested in the history of the Great Patriotic War, the history of higher education and science, as well as the Soviet period of Russian history.