A SOCIETY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 1787, sig. 109-5/15

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- 18 - 16 The Bolshevik attacks on the front of Kerch and Sevastopol, air raids, especially on Simferopol, shelling of coastal cities by red fleet units and intensified partisan activity kept the population in constant alarm. The fear of the return of the Reds is so strong because of the closeness of the front and the experience of the reoccupation by the Bolsheviks that most of the inhabitants are passive about the German measures. The poor food situation also determines the attitude of the population. In order to alleviate the food problem in Simfe- ropol and other major cities, the resettlement of residents to more northern areas was active. IV. National independence efforts. Estonia From German-friendly intelligence circles it is repeatedly pointed out the danger that the listening of the Finnish broadcaster, especially its broadcasts in Estonian language, brings for the Estonian population. Especially before and after the 24.2., the Estonian independence day, the Finnish state radio had been heard despite a ban with Interesse. The constant emphasis of moral right to regain its