Deportations of Ukrainians in the 1920s
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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Articles, documents and essays on Russian forcible deportation from experts
DEPORTATION
OF UKRAINIANS
Deportations of Ukrainians in the 1930s. The policy of dekulakization
Investigate the Soviet-era policies that led to mass relocations. A detailed look at the struggles and resistance of Ukrainian peasants.
Mass deportations from the West of Ukraine in 1939-1940
Explore the tragic history of mass deportations in the west of Ukraine from 1939 to 1941, orchestrated by the Soviet regime.
Deportation of Ukrainians in 1947. Operation “West”
Discover how the Soviets systematically deported millions from the west of Ukraine, erasing villages and cultural landmarks.
Victims’ Testimonies of the Soviet Forcible Deportations
Learn the truth behind Soviet deportations: survivor accounts shed light on the harsh realities of life under the USSR's rule.
Provisions the RF violates against children and adults
Provisions the Russian Federation violates when deporting Ukrainians, both adults and children, re-educating and illegally adopting kids
DEPORTATIONS
ANOTHER NATIONS
Mass deportations from the West of Ukraine in 1939-1940
Explore the tragic history of mass deportations in the west of Ukraine from 1939 to 1941, orchestrated by the Soviet regime.
Deportations from the Baltic Countries in 1940-1941
A look back at the Soviet-era deportations in the Baltic states, chronicling the stories of those who endured this dark chapter in history.
Forcible Deportations of the Ukrainian Germans in 1935-1941
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.
Deportation of Crimean Tatars in 1944
The Soviet occupation regime deported people from Ukraine not only based on their economic status (“kulaks”), but also extracted ethnic groups. This article will touch upon the eviction of indigenous people living in Ukraine’s peninsula, Crimea, — Crimean Tatars (qirimli).
Operation “Priboi”. Deportations from the Baltic States in March 1949.
Deportation processes in the Baltic States were organized by the Soviet occupation regime several times. In June 1941, the Soviets already forcibly deported hundreds of thousands of people from Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, but it was considered insufficient to totally subjugate those states.
Deportation of Chechens and Ingush in 1944.
The USSR was a state of paranoid suspicions, where the official bodies constantly searched for «enemies of the people» and «Nazi accomplices» led to the fact that in February 1944, NKVD officers forcibly resettled over four hundred thousand Chechens in eight days.
Deportations of Pontian Greeks in 1942 and 1944: Examining the Causes, Scale, and Locations
Find out how Soviet authorities uprooted over 30,000 Greeks from their historical homelands in 1942 and 1944 without any justifiable reason.
Deportations of Pontian Greeks in 1949
The 1949 deportations of Pontian Greeks were a dark chapter in history. Learn how they faced hardships, lost homes, and were denied justice.
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