Gallery – Soviet Mass Deportations

Letter from Janina to husband Władysław Stępek, 22nd May 1940

Martin Stepek

During WWII

List of labour camps: ‘Forced Labour in Soviet Russia’ by David J Dallin & Boris Nicolaevsky, 1948.

After WWII

Russia

List of labour camps: ‘Forced Labour in Soviet Russia’ by David J Dallin & Boris Nicolaevsky, 1948.

After WWII

Russia

List of labour camps: ‘Forced Labour in Soviet Russia’ by David J Dallin & Boris Nicolaevsky, 1948.

After WWII

Russia

List of labour camps: ‘Forced Labour in Soviet Russia’ by David J Dallin & Boris Nicolaevsky, 1948.

After WWII

Russia

List of labour camps: ‘Forced Labour in Soviet Russia’ by David J Dallin & Boris Nicolaevsky, 1948.

After WWII

Russia

List of labour camps: ‘Forced Labour in Soviet Russia’ by David J Dallin & Boris Nicolaevsky, 1948.

After WWII

Russia

List of labour camps: ‘Forced Labour in Soviet Russia’ by David J Dallin & Boris Nicolaevsky, 1948.

After WWII

Russia

List of labour camps: ‘Forced Labour in Soviet Russia’ by David J Dallin & Boris Nicolaevsky, 1948.

After WWII

Russia

List of labour camps: ‘Forced Labour in Soviet Russia’ by David J Dallin & Boris Nicolaevsky, 1948.

After WWII

Russia

List of labour camps: ‘Forced Labour in Soviet Russia’ by David J Dallin & Boris Nicolaevsky, 1948.

After WWII

Russia

List of labour camps: ‘Forced Labour in Soviet Russia’ by David J Dallin & Boris Nicolaevsky, 1948.

After WWII

Russia

List of labour camps: ‘Forced Labour in Soviet Russia’ by David J Dallin & Boris Nicolaevsky, 1948.

After WWII

Russia

List of labour camps: ‘Forced Labour in Soviet Russia’ by David J Dallin & Boris Nicolaevsky, 1948.

After WWII

Russia

List of labour camps: ‘Forced Labour in Soviet Russia’ by David J Dallin & Boris Nicolaevsky, 1948.

After WWII

Russia

List of labour camps: ‘Forced Labour in Soviet Russia’ by David J Dallin & Boris Nicolaevsky, 1948.

After WWII

Russia

List of labour camps: ‘Forced Labour in Soviet Russia’ by David J Dallin & Boris Nicolaevsky, 1948.

After WWII

Russia

Map of camps in European USSR. ‘Forced Labour in Soviet Russia’ by David J Dallin & Boris Nicolaevsky, 1948.

After WWII

Russia

Map of camps in Asian USSR. ‘Forced Labour in Soviet Russia’ by David J Dallin & Boris Nicolaevsky, 1948.

After WWII

Russia

Shows the Deportation to Siberia, and the journey out, 1940-1946

Zbyszek (Bob) Styrna

During WWII

Dojdziemy = we'll get there

Zbyszek (Bob) Styrna

During WWII

Russia

Map showing Russia/Siberia. Published by Arbukle Brothers, New York.

During WWII

Russia

" Pochod na Siberia… " by Artur Grottger in 1910 from his series " Wieczory Zimowe ser. I " (1866) depicts deportations of Poles to Siberia after the National Uprising in 1863 against the Russians. This B&W print is hand-colored and the print has "Naklad S. W. Niemojowskiego we Lwowie", meaning it was printed in Lwow by S. W. Niemojowski .

Before WWII

Russia

Russia is know all over the world for it's GULAGS. Here is a map of the major ones, along with the favorite names for Russia, and some favorite Russian phrases/words

After WWII

Russia

Siberian Gulag, Vizyay near Kudymkar in the Komi-Permskaya Oblast, Russia - The Styrna and Kolodziej families were taken there on Feb 10, 1940. Forced Deportation to Siberian Gulag.

Russia

Czerwona Gwiazda CCCP- WWII Russian Army Hat Pin. It is probably the same as the pin worn by Russian Soldiers during the forced deportations of Poles to Siberia on Feb 10, 1940.

Zbyszek (Bob) Styrna

During WWII

Russia

Map drawn by Halilna's uncle, shows the deportation route, and the evacuation route.

Halina Kozlowska

After WWII

Map of the journey of the deportees

Halina Kozlowska

After WWII

Map of the journey of the deportees

Halina Kozlowska

After WWII

Adolf Iwanica release papers from Russian prison

Janina Iwanica

During WWII

Russia

Pawłodavski Prison