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This article explores the 1944 deportation of the Balkars, detailing the Stalinist accusations that led to their forced removal, the brutal journey into exile, and the devastating consequences for the community.
This article explores the history of the Chinese community in the Russian Far East and the Soviet Union’s repressive policies toward them between 1926 and 1938.
This article explores the 1944 deportation of the Balkars, detailing the Stalinist accusations that led to their forced removal, the brutal journey into exile, and the devastating consequences for the community.
This article examines the history of Armenians in Crimea and the tragic deportations they faced, focusing on the mass resettlements of 1778 and 1944, their causes, conditions, and consequences.
This article explores the 1943 deportation of the Kalmyk people under Stalin, detailing its causes, brutal execution, life in exile, and long-term consequences for the Kalmyk nation.
In this documentary, Ukraїner explores how Russia has systematically erased, rewritten, and weaponised Crimean Tatar history. Through eyewitness accounts and archival documents, we reveal the truth about Russia’s crimes against the Crimean Tatars — the story it doesn’t want the world to know.
The 1937 deportation of around 173,000 ethnic Koreans from the Soviet Far East to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan — its causes, forced relocation, and tragic consequences.
Learn about the three waves of Pontic Greek deportations—their historical background, causes, consequences, and the harsh living conditions faced in exile.
Deportations, abduction of children aim to erase Ukrainian identity through forced Russification and militarization, reflecting a genocidal intent of Russian policy.
1944 deportation of Meskhetian Turks, Kurds, Hemshins, Lazes, and other ethnic groups from Southern Georgia by the Stalinist regime.
Russia is actively militarizing Ukrainian children in "temporary accommodation centers" (TACs) on its territory while simultaneously Russifying the educational process...
Discover the systematic religious persecution and war crimes committed by Russian forces in Ukraine, targeting various faith communities.
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Digest 26, 15 May 2024
A detailed examination of the historical displacement and cultural disruption faced by Ukrainians due to 1947’s Operation Vistula.
Digest 25, 01 May 2024
Digest 24, 17 April 2024
Digest 23, 03 April 2024
Learn how Russian authorities fund camps and re-education programs to assimilate deported Ukrainian children and erase their identities.
Detailing the Russo-Circassian War, this article uncovers the brutal genocide and displacement of Circassians in the 19th century.
Digest 22, 20 March 2024
Digest 21, 05 March 2024
The article offers a detailed examination of the forced migration of Crimean Christians to Novorossiya during Catherine II’s reign in 1778.
Digest 20, 20 February 2024
Learn about a tragic chapter in the history of Holocaust, the 1944 deportation of over 100,000 Jews from Transcarpathia to Auschwitz.
Digest 19, 07 February 2024
Digest 18, 24 January 2024
Digest 17, 10 January 2024
Uncover the impact of Soviet policies on ethnic Germans in Ukraine, detailing their deportation, resettlement, and legal restrictions.
This article sheds light on the re-education of Ukrainian children in Russia, highlighting its legal, ethical, and cultural aspects.
This article explores the impact of Peter I's Cossack resettlement on Ukraine and the broader 18th-century Eastern European politics.
Digest 16, 20 December 2023
Digest 15, 06 December 2023
Digest 14, 21 November 2023
Digest 13, 7 November 2023
Focusing on ethnocide, the article examines the life, conditions, and state policies faced by deportees in Soviet special settlements.
The article uncovers the history of forced village renamings in Crimea, with emphasis on their impact on Crimean Tatars since 1783.
Covering both historical and current events, this report reveals the details of forced deportations affecting Ukrainians for over a century.
Digest 12, 24 October 2023
This article reveals the tragic history of Ukrainian villages destroyed due to Soviet deportations, aiming to erase national identity.
Digest 11, 10 October 2023
The 1949 deportations of Pontian Greeks were a dark chapter in history. Learn how they faced hardships, lost homes, and were denied justice.
Digest 10, 26 September 2023
Find out how Soviet authorities uprooted over 30,000 Greeks from their historical homelands in 1942 and 1944 without any justifiable reason.
Digest 9, 12 September 2023
Watch this video about how Moscow deported people during the Soviet Union and how its successor, modern Russia, continues implementing the same policy.
After the start of a full-scale war against Ukraine, the Russian Federation has been constantly committing war crimes, including one of the most serious: forced deportations of Ukrainians to Russia and Belarus. Such actions, especially the deportation of children, should be qualified exclusively as a crime against humanity and have clear signs of genocide.
Digest 8, 29 August 2023
Digest 7, 16 August 2023
Digest 6, 1 August 2023
Digest 5, 18 July 2023
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Provisions the Russian Federation violates when deporting Ukrainians, both adults and children, re-educating and illegally adopting kids
The interview explores the Soviet deportations in Latvia, their impact on national identity, and draws parallels with contemporary events.
A historian sheds light on the complexities of documenting mass deportations, from the role of photography to the impact of the digital age.
In this revealing interview, Elmar Gams, a researcher specializing in the Soviet deportations from Estonia, provides insights into the dark history of deportations and their long-lasting effects. From discussing the commemoration of the first deportation in 1941 to examining the motives behind the Soviet occupation and the resurgence of deportations in 1949, Gams highlights the systematic destruction of Estonian society and the deliberate suppression of its independence.
Nearly 200 infants were born and cared for at Kherson Regional Children's Hospital during the nine-month occupation of Kherson
16-year-old Mariia and 18-year-old Anastasiia from Russia-occupied Kherson were deported to temporarily occupied Crimea.
14-year-old Sofia was deported to temporarily occupied Crimea in October 2022.
In an illuminating dialogue, Director of Ukraine’s Archive of National Remembrance Ihor Kulyk and historian Vladyslav Havrylov engage in a thought-provoking discussion about Ukraine's national memory surrounding forcible deportations.
Yevhen, 51, was in Kharkiv during the initial days of Russia's full-scale invasion. Starting from March 9, 2022, he participated in the evacuation of people from the temporarily occupied villages of Vylkhyvka and Mala Rohan.
A comprehensive overview of the Russian Orthodox Church's influence on Russia's military and propaganda efforts in the Ukraine war.
A comprehensive look at Soviet deportations of Chechens and Ingush, from personal stories to international genocide recognition.
An in-depth analysis of Russia's systematic deportation of Ukrainians and the international community's response to these events.
To flee to the Ukraine-controlled territory from Mariupol in Spring 2022 was impossible. Russian troops surrendered the city and frequently shelled evacuation routes.
Learn the truth behind Soviet deportations: survivor accounts shed light on the harsh realities of life under the USSR's rule.
Nataliya, from Ternova village, 20 kilometers northeast of the city of Kharkiv and 7 kilometers from the Russian border, was forcibly deported to Russia on May 31.
Svitlana, the 24-year-old woman from a Mariupol suburb, was forcibly deported upon the city’s full siege by Russian troops.
Operation "Priboi" led to the deportation of nearly 95,000 people from the Baltic States in 1949. Read the chilling details in this article.
In late March 2022, it was becoming impossible to survive in Mariupol under siege. No drinking water, no heat and food.
A 15-year-old, Anastasiia, was deported from Kherson to temporarily occupied Crimea in September.
In September 2022, Kherson was still occupied by the Russians, but they were already preparing for withdrawal as the AFU approached.
Discover how the Soviets systematically deported millions from the west of Ukraine, erasing villages and cultural landmarks.
A 15-year-old Ihor and his mother Natalia lived in Kherson before Russia’s full-scale war. The woman tried to drive her child out of the city, but all the roads were blocked by Russian soldiers.
10-year-old Yevheniia lived with her mother in Kupyansk in Kharkiv region. The city was occupied since the first days of Russia’s full-scale war, but the family didn’t want to leave their home.
Andrii, a 17-year-old teenager from Mykolaiv, was kidnapped in August 2022 by Russian troops.
Serhii, a 16-year-old boy, lived near Mariupol. Just before Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, he lost his parents and lived in an orphanage.
What led to the mass deportation of Crimean Tatars in 1944? Discover the Soviet Union’s motives and the lasting impact on the qirimly community.
Yurii, 21, was an engineering student from Mariupol. He lived apart from his family, so when the city was besieged, he was split from his parents. Yurii’s mother managed to escape from Mariupol, but Yurii himself was forcibly deported to Russia by the occupants.
Together with other 200 residents of a nursing house in Kakhovka, Anton was forcibly deported to Russia after 8 months under occupation.
Learn the role of the Russian Orthodox Church and TACs in the forced relocation of millions of Ukrainians to Russia during the war.
Two sisters 15 y.o. Anastasia and 13 y.o. Veronika lived with her mother in Luhansk region.
The Soviet occupation authorities drew different reasons for each ethnic group to be eliminated from the territory of Ukraine, but the procedure was always the same — forcible deportation. In this article, we will draw upon the extraction of ethnic Germans from Ukraine.
Until on November 5, Oleksandr together with other residents of the nursing house were forcibly deported.
Bohdan, a 35-year-old man on a wheelchair, was deported to Russia by Russian occupation authorities against his will, but he was able to get away.
Yulia and her two sons, Ivan, 5, and Matthew, 11, were forcibly deported to Russia. The family was forced to undergo several filtration camps, but abandoned Russian passports and escaped from captivity.
A look back at the Soviet-era deportations in the Baltic states, chronicling the stories of those who endured this dark chapter in history.
The piece reveals Russia's use of deportation as a tool for demographic solutions, with a focus on Ukrainian children and church complicity.
When Russians occupied Kherson, they forcibly deported children from the region to Russia. 10-year-old Yevheniia was taken from her mother “to be evacuated to a safe place, in a boarding school in Anapa”, Russians said.
Andrii, 19, together with his mother were deported to Russia from Mariupol.
Vlad was forcibly deported to Taganrog from Mariupol at the beginning of March 2022. All his documents, stuff, and money burned in his apartment after a shelling.
Oleksandr lived with his mother and sister when the full-scale war began. Soon, the Russian troops occupied their city.
8-year-old Marharyta lived with her father in the Kherson region when the full-scale war began. In late October 2022
Explore the tragic history of mass deportations in the west of Ukraine from 1939 to 1941, orchestrated by the Soviet regime.
Investigate the Soviet-era policies that led to mass relocations. A detailed look at the struggles and resistance of Ukrainian peasants.
The boy went missing and there were no clues that he survived the shelling. After a while, Pasha’s father, Denis, received a message with a video featuring his son.
Tetyana, 25, together with her mother and brother were forcibly deported to Russia from Mariupol in March 2022. The family was hiding in bomb shelters from the start of the full-scale invasion, but they were evicted from there by approaching Russian troops.
On September 30, Russian troops broke into a house where a 16-year-old teenager (we keep his name anonymous), lived with his grandmother. It was late at night and there was no reason for such vandalism.
82-year-old Natalia lost her house in the besieged Mariupol. She hid in bomb shelters for a while, but eventually Russian troops found her and took her to a filtration camp.
To survive Russian massive strikes on Mariupol, Yevhen with his son Matvii and daughter Svyatoslava were hiding in bomb shelters. In April, when Russian soldiers came, they gave people only 30 minutes to prepare for the forcible deportation, which they called “evacuation”.
Those 18 new children were abducted by the Russian troops from Snigurivka, Mykolaiv region. They were orphans, too. The Russian occupation regime disregarded the children’s needs and didn’t care for food supplies.
Since Kherson was occupied by the Russian troops, Volodymyr took responsibility and care of 50 orphan kids of age from 4 to 15. The man was the Director of the "Center for Social and Psychological Rehabilitation of Children" and he vowed to protect the orphans.
Suddenly the hospital was bombarded. Olena's mother died in the shelling and her son, Andrii, got seriously injured. Olena witnessed him being taken away by the Russian soldiers. They said they would place him in a military hospital. She was helpless in front of them.
Davyd was 17 when his hometown, Mariupol, was occupied by the Russian Forces. He stayed there till April under heavy shelling and when trying to escape to Ukrainian controlled territory Davyd got imprisoned in an orphanage.
Ilia, 19, with his mother and brother was forcibly taken to the RF by bus from Mariupol. By then the city was ruined and fully occupied by the Russian forces. Ilia and his family had no way to escape.
From Lenin’s directives to mass arrests, the 1920s deportations of Ukrainians reveal a dark chapter in Soviet history. Learn more here.
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