SITUAČNÁ SPRÁVA ZA OKRES HUMENNÉ ZO ZAČIATKU OKTÓBRA 1945 AKO JEDEN Z PRAMEŇOV OPISUJÚCICH STAV MESTA NA PERIFÉRII PO SKONČENÍ DRUHEJ SVETOVEJ VOJNY

The published situation report from October 1945 for the district of Humenné offers a detailed look at the post-war issues of the residents of the town as well as the Upper Zemplín region, affected by the World War 2 battles at the end of 1944 due to the progress of the Red Army through the Carpathian passes to the Slovak inland occupied by German troops. Liberation of the town of Humenné on 26 November 1944 launched a new era of development for this Upper Zemplín town, determined by a number of factors, starting from the lack of erudite officers and policemen loyal to the newly forming Czechoslovakia, road and railway infrastructure devastated by the war and unfit for transport, more or less damaged economic, self-government, school and residential buildings as well as unsatisfactory agricultural land condition due to the number of mines and machinery left by the troops in the field and surrounding woods. On the background of these issues, the first conflicts between the representatives of the Communist Party and Democratic Party unfolded. The situation report from October 1946, mapping the situation in Humenné and the surrounding municipalities is a unique historical document, on the basis of which we can reconstruct the development of the society, which had to face many life challenges even if on the victorious side.