The contribution of North Caucasian intellectuals to the ideological and political activity during the initial period of the Great Patriotic War

The article reveals the features of the restructuring the activities and the participation of the North Caucasian intellectuals in the ideological and political activity during the initial period of the Great Patriotic War. It identifies the difficulties and shortcomings of ideological activity carried out by the Soviet state authorities. The study reviews the changes in printing and publishing enterprises of the North Caucasus. The author notes that special attention was paid to the ideological level, the content and intent of the newspapers in this region. The article describes the experience of the educational, political and mass activities of the cultural center of Budenovsk in Stavropol Kray. The research defines the position taken by the Russian Orthodox Church during the terrible years of the war. It shows the features of its patriotic activity expressed by collecting donations for the needs of national defense. The author notes the readiness of North Caucasian scientists to carry out their research activities and use its results to perform defense tasks.