«We were shocked»: Soviet captivity and internment as acculturation stress

N.V. Surzhikova's article based at the specific source type - memories - covers social and cultural issues of the Soviet captivity and internment. The author analyses manifestation of cultural shock or a stress of acculturation that proceeded from the direct contact of the prisoners and interned persons with another cultural conditions as well as mechanisms and limits of their adaptation.

memories, war prisoners, interned persons, cultural shock, acculturation stress, psychological discomfort, adaptation