@article{Turchenko_2017, title={The “Kombat” photo: myth and reality (popular science essay): part 2}, volume={1}, url={https://istznu.org/index.php/journal/article/view/319}, abstractNote={<p>The article reveals the history of the famous ―Kombat‖ photo by Max Alpert. Various versions of its appearance are considered, searches for the prototype of the commander depicted on it, the place, time and circumstances of photographing are described. Attention is focused on the analysis of the reliability of documents, the truthfulness of the information given in publications of journalists and certificates of veterans. The author departs from a purely heroic version of the story of the ―Kombat‖, which dominates in Ukrainian and Russian publications of recent decades. The myth about the ―Kombat‖ as political instructor Olexiy Yeremenko, is debunked based on a thorough analysis of historical sources.</p&gt;}, number={48}, journal={Zaporizhzhia Historical Review}, author={Turchenko , F.}, year={2017}, month={Dec.}, pages={11-22} }