During the Great Terror one place where executions and burials occurred in Izhevsk was the ravine adjoining the powder depot (12a Reduktornaya Street). Archival documents confirm that ten people were shot there on 12 August 1937 and their bodies buried in the ravine: there is a report that the death sentence imposed by the NKVD troika of the Udmurt ASSR has been carried out.
On 12 August 1994 a memorial plaque was unveiled on the wall of the former powder depot, thanks to the efforts of the Association of Victims of Political Repression. The names of the ten executed on 12 August 1937 were listed there. The text is also dedicated “… to the many unknown victims. May the victims of political repression in 1937 never be forgotten”.
Two volumes of a Book of Remembrance for Udmurtia have been published (2001 & 2016), including biographical entries on 9,800 who were shot or sent to the camps.
| Date | Nature of ceremonies | Organiser or responsible person | Participants | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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12 August
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Anniversary of execution
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Udmurt Association of Victims of Unlawful Political Repression
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nk
|
annual event
|
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30 October
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Remembrance Day for the Victims of Political Repression
|
Udmurt Association of Victims of Unlawful Political Repression
|
nk
|
Annual event
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| State of burials | Area | Boundaries |
|---|---|---|
|
have not survived
|
not defined
|
not delineated
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[ original texts and hyperlinks ]
S. Sazhin, “Nineteen Thirty-Seven in Udmurtia”, Mass repression in Udmurtia, 1930s-1950s: Studies and documents, Izhevsk, 1993
M. Valentinova, “Prayers of intercession 57 years later”, Izvestiya of the Udmurt Republic, 16 August 1994
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Reply by Izhevsk City Administration (No 0391 of 20 May 2014) to a formal enquiry from RIC Memorial (St Petersburg)
Reply by Republic of Udmurtia FSB (No 10/1361 of 07 July 2014) to a formal enquiry from RIC Memorial (St Petersburg)
